New pillow eases leg vein symptoms overnight?
NCT ID NCT07236307
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether sleeping with a special leg-elevation device (UZit®) can ease symptoms of chronic venous disease, a condition where leg veins have trouble moving blood back to the heart. Seventeen adults used the device every night for one week. Researchers measured changes in quality of life, ankle swelling, and any side effects. The goal was to see if this simple overnight approach could help manage symptoms.
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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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17 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- 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: * Patients recruited from the outpatient setting of Casa de Saúde da Boavista, where they were evaluated due to worsening of their CVD symptoms Exclusion Criteria: * Peripheral artery disease * Congestive heart failure * Gastroesophageal reflux * Inability to provide informed consent.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Casa da Saúde da Boavista
Porto, Portugal
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