Efficacy of Active Versus Passive Methods in Chronic Venous Insufficiency

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Venous Insufficiency

Treatments: Other: Exercise Training; Other: Compression Therapy; Other: Massage; Other: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05383469

99984023-302.14.68-

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of our study was to compare the effectiveness of active and passive practices in patients with CVI.

Full description

Volunteers who have been diagnosed with venous insufficiency according to the criteria of inclusion, who applied to Cardiovascular Surgery Department will be included this study.

Participants will be randomly allocated 3 groups using the 'Research Randomizer' website. In all groups, a common evaluation protocol will be applied to the patients.

Compression therapy will be applied to the first group. Active treatment in addition to compression therapy will be applied to the second group. Passive treatment in addition to compression therapy will be applied to the third group.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of venous insufficiency with duplex ultrasonography
• Classification of CEAP (Clinical-Etiological-Anatomical-Pathological) used in venous insufficiency is C3-C4-C5-C6
• Ankle-brachial index (ABI) is less than 0.7
• Possibility to communicate in written and verbal in Turkish
• Have a level of cognitive ability to understand the instructions given

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of deep vein thrombosis
• Ulceration or open burn wound in lower extremity greater than 4 cm
• Presence of infected ulceration
• Cardiorespiratory insufficiency
• Orthopedic, rheumatologic or neurological comorbidities restrain the exercise in the lower extremity
• Presence of a psychiatric illness requiring the use of prescribed medicines

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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66 participants in 3 patient groups

Compression Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Routine compression therapy will be administered.

Treatment:

Other: Compression Therapy

Active Group

Experimental group

Description:

Exercise training will be administered.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise Training

Other: Compression Therapy

Passive Group

Experimental group

Description:

Massageand neuromuscular electrical stimulation will be administered.

Treatment:

Other: Compression Therapy

Other: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Other: Massage