Side effects and wearing comfort of compression stockings in people with orthostatic leg-oedema and discomfort due to long-sitting activities

Not Applicable

• Conditions: R60.9; R20.8; Oedema, unspecified; Other and unspecified disturbances of skin sensation

• Registration Number: DRKS00012295
• Lead Sponsor: Bauerfeind AG

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-08-01
• Study Completion: 2018-12-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

both genders, age between 18 and 80 years, no known vascular disorders but leg-oedemas and /or discomfort at night, prolonged sitting during work, willingness and ability of the person to wear compression stockings, free of any acute health conditions, signed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

age below 18 years and above 80 years, lipoedema, lymphoedema, oedema due to CVI, akute deep vein thrombosis, peripheral artery disease (ABI < 0,8), diabetic neuropathy, peripheral artery disease due to diabetes (ABI <0,8), inability to fill out questionnaires, simultaneous participation in another study, pregnancy, not signed consent form

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Side effects of compression stockings (for example, pain, constriction, tightness, itching when wearing compression stockings), measurement after each wearing phase, measurement by questionnaire (modifiedTLQ-CVI)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
eg volume, measurement using Bodytronic 600 (Bauerfeind AG), measurement at the beginning and end of each wearing phase; Quality of life and wearing comfort, measurement at the end of each wearing phase, measurement by questionnaire (modified TLQ-CVI)