Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Balneotherapy

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

64 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-09-25

Study Completion Date

2025-01-13

Brief Summary

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The aim of this clinical trial is to assess the efficacy of the balneotherapy program (therapeutic orientation: Phlebology) in terms of chronic venous disease improvement and related quality of life, in patients presented with advanced chronic venous insufficiency (i.e., with C4-C5 of severity classification).

The multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) "Thermes \& Veines" that aimed at evaluating balneotherapy in patients with advanced chronic venous insufficiency is considered as the reference study. The French National Academy of Medicine encourages the re-use of data of published RCT when available. In this context, the current study is designed as a single-arm prospective study with indirect comparison using propension score. The Control group consists of the 197 patients which were allocated to the Control group of the "Thermes \& Veines".

All patients enrolled in the current study benefit of 18-days of spa treatment with Mineral Water of Royat, and examination with vascular practitioner at enrollment and 6 months after the beginning of spa treatment.

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Detailed Description

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Chronic Vascular Disease (CVD) related quality of life and symptoms, as well as skin trophic changes from baseline are assessed at 6 months. Variations from baseline are compared in Control and Spa treatment groups. The indirect comparison methodology is based on the reuse of individual data from a "control" group and adjustment after calculating the propensity score.

Conditions

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Venous Insufficiency (Chronic)(Peripheral)

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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SPA THERAPY PROGRAM

3-week spa therapy program with Mineral Water of Royat in addition to standard of care for chronic venous insufficiency

SPA THERAPY

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Balneotherapy program Four balneotherapy sessions per day, 6 days a week during 3 weeks

The balneotherapy sessions included:

* 10- minute walking session in a specially designed pool with tracks in semideep (80 cm) cool (30°C) water (training of muscle pump function under water compression);
* 20-minute whirlpool bath session with automatic air or submarine bath if hypodermis (aimed at relaxation and mobilization of the superficial skin volume flow); followed by a 10-minute hydrojet bath (2 sessions) with customized underwater strong massaging jets (mobilization and softening of the sclerotic subcutaneous tissues);
* Fresh thermal water compresses at 24°C. The cool temperature of the compresses also has an analgesic and decongestant effect. This treatment is carried out last and is followed by a rest for a total duration of 60 minutes

Interventions

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SPA THERAPY

Balneotherapy program Four balneotherapy sessions per day, 6 days a week during 3 weeks

The balneotherapy sessions included:

* 10- minute walking session in a specially designed pool with tracks in semideep (80 cm) cool (30°C) water (training of muscle pump function under water compression);
* 20-minute whirlpool bath session with automatic air or submarine bath if hypodermis (aimed at relaxation and mobilization of the superficial skin volume flow); followed by a 10-minute hydrojet bath (2 sessions) with customized underwater strong massaging jets (mobilization and softening of the sclerotic subcutaneous tissues);
* Fresh thermal water compresses at 24°C. The cool temperature of the compresses also has an analgesic and decongestant effect. This treatment is carried out last and is followed by a rest for a total duration of 60 minutes

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

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BALNEOTHERAPY THERAPEUTIC ORIENTATION PHLEBOLOGY

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Primary or post-thrombotic CVD with confirmed diagnosis by by duplex ultrasound examination (last available exam);
* With CVI classified as C4a, C4b, or C5)
* Available for balneotherapy program within the 2 next months
* With health insurance affiliation.

Exclusion Criteria

* Active venous thrombosis, recent or ongoing erysipelas, peripheral arterial pathology (ankle brachial index \< 0.70).
* Walking difficulty
* Neurologic diseases of the lower limbs
* Presenting or likely to present a contraindication to thermal treatments, with planned surgery;
* Having already benefited from a thermal treatment whatever the indication during the last 6 months
* Chronic infectious disease, cancer, heart, kidney or liver failure;
* Pregnant, breastfeeding women or women planning a pregnancy within the year;
* Persons deprived of their liberty or subject to psychiatric care or subject to a measure of legal protection or unable to express their consent;
* Patient likely to not respect the protocol or not to be able to attend the visits, particularly given the study follow-up;
* Living at more than 30 minutes from the thermal site or who cannot be accommodated less than 30 minutes from the thermal site;
* Already included in a clinical trial or in the exclusion period of a clinical trial.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No