Varicose veins of the lower limbs / Chronic venous insufficiency
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: Kinesio taping tapes will be applied with the objective of activating lateral and medial gastrocnemius muscles, using 10 to 15% tension. All applications will be performed by the s
Device
E02.779
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
30 Years to 79 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Must be female, be between 30 and 79 years old and present the diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency (confirmed by Duplex Scan) or classified in stages C1, C2 or C3 of CEAP. To be included in the study the participants may not be on hormone replacement therapy and may not have symptoms of intermittent claudication, lymphedema, diagnosis of thrombosis for less than three months, heart failure, and no other type of conservative treatment for IVC, or have undergone sclerotherapy or surgery in the past three months. In addition, they can not present any contraindication to the use of KT such as open sores, trauma, edema arising from heart or kidney disease, cancer, KT allergy, and pregnancy. All participants must agree to participate in the research by signing the Informed Consent Term.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who present knesio taping allergy or intolerance will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of the tissue perfusion variables (oxyhemoglobin, deoxyhemoglobin and peripheral saturation) will be done using the equipment that uses near infrared (NIRS), model Portamon System (Artinis®, The Netherlands). Evaluations will be done at the beginning and after four weeks of treatment. The first evaluation will take place in two days. Measurements of tissue perfusion with NIRS will be done, venous occlusion's maneuver followed by arterial occlusion's maneuver. In addition to the measurement during treadmill tests, plethysmography movement, Incremental Shuttle Walk Test and Heel-rise test, these in random order. On the second day (between 48 hours and a maximum of one week) NIRS measurements will be done before and after KT placement (intervention and control). During 30 minutes the tissue oxygenation variables will be measured by the NIRS at rest, and then the participants will again perform the movements and plethysmography. In the GC volunteers KT will be placed in the same places, without the necessary positions and tensions. KT tapes should be replaced three times in the week prior to the exercise protocol in both groups. At the end of the four weeks (totaling twelve meetings), the reevaluation will be carried out respecting the randomization of the tests. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life through the questionnaire: Medical Outcomes Study -36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), this being a multidimensional questionnaire, consisting of 36 items, which aims to assess quality of life. It evaluates the following dimensions: functional capacity (ten items), physical appearance (two items), pain (two items), general health status (five items), vitality (four items), mental health Two items) and emotional (three items). ;Edema: through the circumference of the leg. The tape measure will be used to measure the calf diameter, before and after intervention, to compare them and to contact if there was inferential alteration of the edema in the lower limbs. It will be performed in the legs, using as reference three measurement sites: just below the lower pole of the patella, just above the malleoles and at the midpoint between these two measurements.;Symptoms: assessed by visual analogue scale It is an instrument that allows the simple measurement of the intensity of the pain. It is characterized by the use of a 10 cm line containing, at its ends, phrases like "absence of pain" and "unbearable pain". In the present study, the participants will be asked to mark the intensity of the symptoms in the 10cm trait, by means of the questioning: "Mark in this trait the intensity of the sensation that is feeling of heavy, swollen legs, cramps, heat or burning, itching or Tingling. Knowing that the zero (0) is "absence of symptom" and the 10 "unbearable symptom". | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDanielle Aparecida Pereira
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Outcome results
None listed