Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Can compression wear stop the dizziness? study tests socks, tights, and belts

NCT ID NCT06694688

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Gérond'if Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether wearing compression socks, tights, or an abdominal belt helps older adults with orthostatic hypotension (a sudden drop in blood pressure when standing up). 43 hospitalized patients aged 60+ had their blood pressure measured while standing, with and without compression. The goal was to see if these simple, non-drug devices can reduce blood pressure drops and related symptoms like dizziness.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
compression socks, tights, and abdominal belt
What this could lead to
If effective, these compression devices could offer a simple, non-drug way to manage orthostatic hypotension and reduce fall risk in older adults.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study (43 participants) that only measured short-term blood pressure changes. Results may not apply to all patients or predict long-term benefits.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

43 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2025

Finished

Feb 2026

Lead sponsor

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

60 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient aged 60 or over, * Patients hospitalized at Broca Hospital with orthostatic hypotension, * Patient able to stand, * Patient who has been medically stable for at least 48 hours, * Patient whose measurements are compatible with Thuasne compression device sizes, * Patient having been informed, having received answers to his questions and having signed the informed consent form prior to his participation in the study, * Patient affiliated or entitled to a social security number. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients presenting, according to the investigator, a contraindication to lower limb and/or abdominal compression, * Patients presenting any contraindication mentioned in the instructions for use of the medical devices under investigation. * Patient presenting, according to the investigator, a major cognitive impairment incompatible with participation in a clinical trial, * Patient taking part in another clinical investigation conducted to establish the conformity of a medical device having an impact on the outcomes, * Vulnerable patient according to article L1121-6 of the Public Health Code, subject to a judicial protection measure or incapable of consenting to a clinical trial or incapable of giving informed consent.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Orthostatic hypotension are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Hypotension, Orthostatic orthostatic hypotension

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Orthostatic hypotension

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Broca Hospital

    Paris, 75013, France

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.