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New method aims to make compression stockings easier to wear
NCT ID NCT07636837
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new, standardized process for providing assistive devices (like special tools) to help people put on and take off compression stockings. 220 adults who need these stockings long-term took part. The goal was to see if the new method improves how often people use the tools, their satisfaction, and overall quality of life, while also being cost-effective.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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220 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (18 years or older) * Living at home * Long-term indication for compression stockings with compression class II (23-32 mmHg), III (34-46 mmHg) and IV (\>46 mmHg) * First delivery of the compression stockings * Supplier estimates that donning/doffing without an assistive devise is difficult or impossible This group is heterogeneous regarding indication for compression stockings and secondary problems. Exclusion Criteria: * \< 18 years old * Cognitive problems * Difficulties to understand Dutch language * Short-term indication for compression stockings * Pregnancy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
Heerlen, Limburg, 6419 DJ, Netherlands
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