pathological conditions, signs and symptoms, varicose veins, pregnant women
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups of pregnant women will be compared:
Group 1 - Intervention (n = 30 pregnant women): daily use of compression socks, by approximately 8 hours per day, from 10 to 15 weeks until the end of ge
Behavioural
Sponsors
Universidade Estadual Paulista - Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu
Universidade Estadual Paulista - Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: pregnant women who are between the 10th to 15th week of gestation; over 18 years old; not suffering from arterial disease, lymphatic or orthopedic.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients overweight or obese; patients with edema of the lower limbs caused by other reasons than venous; with CEAP classification above 3; carrier of recent or old DVT.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Alteration in venous reflux, amplitude and time, after 30 weeks' gestation, evaluated by color Doppler examination, based on the observation of a statistically significant variation between the pre and post intervention measurements | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in clinical signs of varicose veins, after 30 weeks of gestation; verified according to the clinical classification CEAP, from the variation of 01 score in the pre- and post-intervention classifications. Change in leg and ankle diameters after 30 weeks of gestation, verified by measuring with tape measure, from 10% of pre and post-intervention variation | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactHamilton;Orlando Rollo;Saliba Jr
Universidade Estadual Paulista - Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu;Universidade Estadual Paulista - Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu
Outcome results
None listed