Exercise Training in Venous Insufficiency

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Venous Insufficiency

Treatments: Other: Exercise Training; Other: Compression Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03755180

99984023-302.14.04-

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of exercise training in addition to compression therapy on clinical severity, vein diameter, reflux and quality of life in venous insufficiency patients.

Full description

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

Participants will be randomly allocated 2 groups using the 'Research Randomizer' website. In both groups, a common evaluation protocol will be applied to the patients.

Exercise training in addition to compression bandages will be applied to first group, compression bandages will be applied to second group.

Enrollment: 24 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 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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24 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1

Experimental group

Description:

Exercise Group

Treatment:

Other: Compression Therapy

Other: Exercise Training

Group 2

Active Comparator group

Description:

Compression Group

Treatment:

Other: Compression Therapy