Compression stockings reduce brain natriuretic peptide in patients with chronic heart failure
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- chronic heart failure
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000049926
- Lead Sponsor
- Iwate Medical University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up continuing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 121
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Excluding patients on haemodialysis.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary endpoint: NYHA assessment of heart failure symptoms and heart failure hospitalisation in the outpatient clinic following elastic stocking use. Secondary endpoints: serum BNP levels, renal function and skin complications in the outpatient clinic visits following elastic stocking use.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method