Efficacy of a physical exercises protocol for legs in patients with venous chronic insufficiency
- Conditions
- Chronic Venous InsufficiencyC14.907.952
- Registration Number
- RBR-57xtk7
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
individuals of both genders; aged between 35 to 69 years; diagnosed with Chronic Venous Insufficiency; ranked by criteria CEAP 2-6 without peripheral arterial disease associated, ankle index brachial between 1.3 and 0.9; with test ecco-doppler vascular venous
subjects who did not agree to participate in this study; who presented ulcers with a diameter greater than 4 cm or with clinical signs and / or confirmed diagnosis of infection; who are unable to attend the physiotherapy service twice a week and / or show inconsistent clinical manifestations with performing exercises such as congestive heart failure (class 3 or 4), angina, recent venous thrombosis, limiting musculoskeletal disorders or who have difficulty in understanding the activities.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional mobility (increase in the number of climbs on the step to muscle fatigue,evaluated by the step test, at least 5%, after eight weeks of treatment);sural triceps muscle resistance (increase in the heel lift number to muscle fatigue,evaluated by heel raise test, at least 5% , after eight weeks of treatment);Range motion (increasing degree of range of motion of the ankle,measured by an angular measurement device, at least 5%, after eight weeks of treatment)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life (improvement in quality of life, measured by veines-QOL instrument, observed by the difference of at least three points,after eight weeks of treatment)