Inclusion/exclusion criteria
venous insufficiency, nonvenous lymphedema
LYMPHEDEMA, SECONDARY, RECRUITMENT, VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY
The recruitment logs demonstrated that this was a difficult study to recruit to, largely because of its intensity and the time commitment required. The initial inclusion criteria were limited to secondary nonvenous lymphedema. After screening hundreds of patients without success, the inclusion criteria were broadened. Despite this, it took an additional 4 years to recruit a modest sample size of 21 participants. Allowing participants to conduct their own PCD treatments at home with fewer clinic visits for measurements should facilitate recruitment in a future trial.With the benefit of hindsight, the decision to exclude patients with venous insufficiency seems unnecessarily limiting, as lymphedema related to venous insufficiency is common,