Leg ulcer oxygen mystery: Compression's hidden effect revealed
NCT ID NCT03725111
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how compression therapy changes oxygen levels in the skin of people with leg ulcers that involve both arteries and veins. Researchers measured oxygen before and during compression in 38 adults. The goal was to better understand how compression works and how well patients tolerate it.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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38 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2018
- Finished
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Jul 2019
- 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * age eighteen or more * leg arteio-venous ulcers Exclusion Criteria: * age Under eighteen, * Index pressure in the ankle Under 0.5
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ELHOMSY
Caen, Basse Normandie, 14000, France
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