I87.2
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Chronic venous insufficiency (CEAP C3-C6) with existing edema on the lower leg on the leg included in the study - Diabetes mellitus (at least 2 years and at least one medication) with DFS on the leg included in the study - Evidence of atherosclerosis in the arteries of the leg included in the study - ABI = 0.5 on the leg included in the study, pole test if ABI >1.3 (suspected medial sclerosis) - Patient must be able to be mobilized to the edge of the bed for the measurements and remain there for 15 minutes
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Decompensated heart failure (NYHA III-IV) - Ankle arterial pressure 38 °C - Septic phlebitis - Phlegmasia coerulea dolens - Pre-existing critical limb ischemia of the included leg, determined by clinical ischemia diagnostics - Compression therapy in the 24 h prior to the first measurement - Crural bypass on the included leg - Severe cognitive impairment - Existing pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Safety of the medical adaptive compression system application in terms of the absence of critical ischemia under compression therapy (Pratt clinical ischemia diagnosis) on days 1, 2, 3, and 4, in the morning and again after 5–6 hours | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Safety of the medical adaptive compression system application by evaluating the pulse oscillography risetime on the big toe on days 1, 2, 3, and 4, in the morning and again after 5-6 hours • Change in the circumference of the lower leg at the point with the greatest circumference (edema severity) on days 1,2,3,4 in the morning and again after 5-6 hours (at the same point) • Change in the circumference of the ankle and foot at the point with the greatest circumference on days 1,2,3,4 in the morning and again after 5-6 hours (at the same points) • User satisfaction (handling/practicality of the medical adaptive compression system) using a school grading system when putting on and taking off the test product on days 2,3,4 • Patient comfort using a school grading system on days 2,3,4 after taking off the test product | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Universitätsklinikum Augsburg