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Elevate to Alleviate Evidence Based Study

NCT04514939 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2020-08-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Venous return in the circulatory system of lower limbs results from the interaction of several mechanisms, and reflects the balance between blood inflow and outflow. Blood outflow improves during sleeping because of the lying position especially with leg elevation. In fact, patients with chronic venous disease (CVD) improve leg symptoms in lying position and with leg elevation.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the level of comfort of hospital inpatients, without CVD, if they lie with a moderate leg elevation during hospital stay.

Conditions

  • Leg Edema
  • Venous; Return (Anomaly)
  • Leg Elevation

Interventions

OTHER

Elevation of the legs during bed rest

Patients of Group A will will lie in their hospital bed with a moderate leg elevation (between 15 and 30 degrees)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Roma La Sapienza

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Catanzaro

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nicola Ielapi, R.N. · University of Roma La Sapienza

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-01
Primary Completion
2021-03-01
Completion
2021-08-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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