NCT02641600

Elastic Compression in Chronic Venous Disease

Randomised Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Elastic Compression in Treating Chronic Venous Disease (CEAP C2-C5)

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Patras · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patients with chronic venous disease causing pain or ache will be randomised into two groups, active stockings (18-21 mmHg) or placebo stockings

Detailed description

Patients with chronic venous disease causing pain or ache satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomised into two groups, active stockings (18-21 mmHg) or placebo stockings. The primary outcome of the study (pain/ache scored using a visual analogue scale) and a number of secondary symptoms, signs and rVCSS (revised Venous Clinical Severity Score) will be obtained at baseline and after one week of wearing the active or placebo stocking.

Conditions

• Varicosity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Elastic stockings	Use of elastic stockings to alleviate patient symptoms
DEVICE	Placebo stockings	Placebo stocking with pressure applied to the legs

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-12-01
• Primary completion: 2017-04-01
• Completion: 2017-04-01
• First posted: 2015-12-29
• Last updated: 2016-05-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece