Compression boots for leg swelling in heart failure
Part of Heart & circulation, Kidney & urinary, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This trial tests whether wearing inflatable compression boots on your legs can help reduce swelling and fluid buildup when you are in the hospital for heart failure. The boots may help your body get rid of extra fluid and improve your symptoms.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be admitted to the hospital for heart failure and start treatment with IV (intravenous) diuretics (water pills) within 24 hours of your arrival.
- You must have swelling in both legs that is more than a mild pitting edema (when you press on the skin, the dent stays).
- Your heart function must be reduced (ejection fraction 40% or less) or mildly reduced (41-49%), or if your heart function is normal, you must have other signs of heart failure and an enlarged heart or high NT-proBNP level.
- You must have evidence of high pressure in the lung arteries, which can be seen on an echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart).
- You must not have severe leg wounds, poor leg circulation, or a blood clot in your legs, and you must not be on dialysis or need strong blood pressure support medicines.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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