Table 4.

Trial intervention

Action	Necessary items
Soak for 15 minutes	Bowl of water
Wash with soap	Named brand (GIV international white)
Apply emollient	Each patient will be issued with Whitfield’s ointment (2 tubes of 20 gm for a period of 1 month)
Apply bandages	For stage ≥3 disease; two short-stretch (<80 % stretch) bandages, spiral from foot, overlap 50 %, continue 8-10 cm above oedema
Elevation and exercises	Ankle rotation exercises.
	Elevate foot end of sleeping mattress, if used
Use socks and shoes	Temporary (tyre) shoes if bandages issued
	One pair robust, closed shoes and two pairs of socks after 3 months of treatment