Venous Occlusion and Limb Swelling

November 2, 2020 updated by: Imperial College London
Problems affecting the veins in the legs can cause discomfort and swelling. We want to see how artificially and reversibly blocking the leg veins affects swelling in the lower limb.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • London, United Kingdom, W6 8RF
        • Charing Cross Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Over 18 years old, able to consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of cardiovascular/renal disease

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Trial cohort
Measurements taken before and after venous occlusion applied
Leg occlusion applied via a blood pressure cuff. Venous occlusion checked using duplex ultrasound

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Leg Swelling
Time Frame: 30 minutes
Perometer measured leg volume from footplate to middle of knee joint (in standing position; ml)
30 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Venous Diameter
Time Frame: 30 minutes
Great saphenous vein diameter at the knee, taken with duplex ultrasound (cm)
30 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 5, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

September 16, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 24, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 2, 2020

Last Verified

November 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ICREC 13 6 5

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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