Can a simple leg wrap help ICU patients with swelling?
NCT ID NCT07305870
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a sequential compression device (a leg wrap that inflates and deflates) can reduce peripheral edema (leg swelling) and improve heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing in critically ill patients. Researchers will measure leg swelling and vital signs before and after 2-hour daily sessions for 5 days. The trial enrolls 56 stable adults in intensive care who have at least mild leg swelling.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sequential compression device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, non-drug way to reduce leg swelling and improve vital signs in critically ill patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 56 participants, so results may not apply to all ICU patients. The device may not significantly improve outcomes.
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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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56 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- 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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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Adult patients who were hospitalized in critical care units. * Subjects over the age of 18 years. * Presence of peripheral edema (pitting edema ≥1+ in lower extremities). * Patients how are hemodynamically stable. * Patients how are able to tolerate positioning for interventions. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with lymphedema. * Patients with chronic kidney disease. * patients with presence of deep vein thrombosis, severe peripheral arterial disease, or phlebitis. * patients with open wounds, ulcers, or skin infections on lower limbs. * patients with fractures, orthopedic surgery, or joint immobility in lower extremities. * patients with severe cardiac failure or pulmonary edema.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kerbala health department
Karbala, Center, 56001, Iraq
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