Influence of compression stockings on skin hydration in persons with healthy veins and prolonged standing
- Conditions
- leg edemaR60.9Oedema, unspecified
- Registration Number
- DRKS00010661
- Lead Sponsor
- Bauerfeind AG - Phlebology Business Development & Medical Affairs
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 33
male and female participants; venous health with prolonged standing; willingness and ability of participants to wear compression stockings, follow medical instructions and stick to scheduled investigations; age between 18 and 80 years; presence of informed consent regarding the participation in the trial after information about meaning, implication, risk factors and requested effects as well as side effects of the tested therapy; adequate knowledge regarding the german language (orally and written)
age less than 18 years; CVI-related leg edema; acute deep vein thrombosis; artery occlusive disease; Diabetes mellitus with neuropathy or peripheral artery circulatory disorder; lacking mobility/prolonged standing; missing informed consent; participation in another trial; pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method skin hydration before and after the wear period, measured with the Coneometer® (Courage+Khazaka electronic GmbH)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method transepidermal water loss (TEWL) - measured with the Tewameter® (Courage+Khazaka electronic GmbH) before and after the wear period, skin roughness - measured with Dermatop® camera System (FOITS, Breuckmann GmbH) before and after the wear period, leg volume - measured with Bodytronic® (Bauerfeind) before and after the wear period, complaints because of the leg edema and wear comfort - recorded by means of questionnaire which will be filled in by the volunteers every day