NCT03755180

Exercise Training in Venous Insufficiency

The Effectiveness of Exercise Training in Venous Insufficiency

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of exercise training in addition to compression therapy on clinical severity, vein diameter, reflux and quality of life in venous insufficiency patients.

Detailed description

Volunteers who have been diagnosed with venous insufficiency according to the criteria of inclusion, who applied to Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty Cardiovascular Surgery Department will be included this study. Participants will be randomly allocated 2 groups using the 'Research Randomizer' website. In both groups, a common evaluation protocol will be applied to the patients. Exercise training in addition to compression bandages will be applied to first group, compression bandages will be applied to second group.

Conditions

• Venous Insufficiency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise Training	In exercise training, aerobic exercise and strengthening exercises, especially for gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior muscles, will be applied to the patients. In addition the exercise training, Compression Therapy is applied to patients.
OTHER	Compression Therapy	Compression therapy is a treatment applied to patients in the form of Four Layer Compression Bandage and Compression Stocking. Four Layer Compression Bandage is a treatment that requires four different types of bandages. The compression stocking is an elastic stock with various tension and length.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-11-28
• Primary completion: 2019-06-17
• Completion: 2019-06-17
• First posted: 2018-11-27
• Last updated: 2020-12-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)