NCT01112150

Effect of Normatec Pump for Relief of Leg Edema

Effect of Normatec Pump for Relief of Leg Edema: Short- Intermediate- and Longer-term Outcomes

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators hypothesize that leg edema will decrease rapidly when using the NormaTec pump, patients will lose weight, will feel better, will be less prone to infections in their legs and to congestion of the liver. Temporary elevation of intravascular fluid volume by the mobilized edema fluid returned to the intravascular space by pumping may increase cardiac output and renal perfusion and in addition it may distend the right atrium and ventricle thus inducing BNP secretion. Both mechanisms may promote excess fluid removal by the kidneys.

Conditions

• Edema
• Heart Failure
• Pulmonary Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	NormaTec Pump	Normatec Pump

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-04-01
• Primary completion: 2012-04-01
• Completion: 2012-07-01
• First posted: 2010-04-28
• Last updated: 2010-04-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel