Status:
COMPLETED
Impact of Physical Activity as a Coadjuvant Treatment in the Healing of Venous Ulcers in Primary Health Care.
Lead Sponsor:
Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Madrid
Conditions:
Varicose Ulcer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a structured educational intervention in physical exercise "Active Legs" as an adjuvant treatment to improve the healing of chronic venous ulcers at 3 mont...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Individuals with a diagnosis of venous ulcers registered in electronic clinical history (history of chronic venous insufficiency and/or venous ulcer) and presence of an ankle brachial index (ABI) greater than 0.8 and less than 1.3.
- Presence at least a venous ulcer of 1cm or more in diameter. If the participant has more than one lesion, the nurse will select the lesion with the highest Resvech 2.0 score for the study.
- Independent ambulation or with the help of devices.
- Individuals who able to follow the demands of the trial and who provide their written informed consent to participate.
Exclusion
- Patients with mixed ulcers.
- Acute phase deep vein thrombosis.
- Patients on treatment with antineoplastic agents.
- Decompensated heart failure.
- Rheumatoid arthritis.
- Acute phase dermatitis, at the time of the study.
- Patients immobilized at home, institutionalized or displaced residing outside the area where the research is conducted for more than 6 months a year or during the performance of the intervention.
- Absolute contraindication to perform physical exercise.
- Patients who are simultaneously participating in another clinical trial.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 17 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
44 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04039789
Start Date
May 17 2021
End Date
December 31 2023
Last Update
March 20 2024
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Borja Jesús Herraiz Ahijado
Madrid, Spain