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Effect of Normatec Pump for Relief of Leg Edema in Patients With Right Heart Failure

NCT00834145 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2009-02-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Mobilization of fluid from the legs with the Normatec pump in patients with right heart failure, may empty the "reservoir" in the legs from excessive fluid, enabling fluid overload to collect there rather than in the liver or in other third spaces. Thus, we hypothesize that patients will lose weight, feel better, look better, be less prone to infections in their legs and to congestion of the liver.

Conditions

  • Right Heart Failure
  • Cor Pulmonale

Interventions

DEVICE

A mechanical compression pump

Patients in the experimental arm will receive a NormaTec pump which will be used twice daily during hospitalization and once daily on an ambulatory basis. A cuff is placed over the leg and a pneumatic system automatically compresses the leg according to predefined parameters of pressure, time etc.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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