ORTHOSTATISCHEDEME R60.9
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • both sexes • Orthostatic leg-edema • Age over 65 years • Presence of at least one disorder characterized by movement limitation and low mobility (joint diseases: disorders of rheumatic shape, arthrosis, hipprothesis , muscular diseases with muscular weakness and / or polyneuropathy, obesity / cachexia) • willingness and ability to wear compression stockings as well as to the doctor's instructions and to keep the planned visits • Presence of written consent to participate in the study after a thorough investigation into the nature, significance, risks and scope of the clinical trial as well as expected expected and undesirable effects of the trials. • Adequate German language skills both verbal and written.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Age under 65 years • lack of movement restriction • acute deep venous thrombosis • clinically relevant peripheral arterial occlusive disease stage II-IV according to Fontaine • Paralysis • Dementia • Pregnancy • Unsigned consent • Participation in another study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| tightening and correct positioning of the compression stockings Ccl1 and Ccl 2 as well as of the convential knee-stocking without and with a tightening aid after each dressing-complexe quesionairs are used, they are developed at the clinicl center; questionaired will be for example fatigue of the patient, the correct position of the stocking on the patient's leg and assessment of the time and effort required, etc. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.) Success rate of the tightenng and 2.) Time requirement of the creation in relation to: • Age • Gender • Body Mass Index (BMI) • Waist circumference • Movement restrictions given by the basic diseases according to the inclusion criteria • Ability to reach the forefoot by hand • hand-force on both sides • Tensile force = force required to pull a compression stocking over the heel Questionnaires for the subjective assessment of the attractiveness of all test products 3) Determining the "wearing-behaviour"/comfort by using questionairs e.g. about redness, pressure points, constriction, pain, etc. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Klinik und Poliklinik für Hautkrankheiten, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald