Effect Of Resistive Exercises Versus Aerobic Exercises On Varicose Veins In Postmenopausal Women

NCT ID: NCT06271798

Last Updated: 2024-08-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 44 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-02-20
• Study Completion Date: 2024-05-20

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study will be to determine the effect of resistive exercises on varicose veins in postmenopausal women, the effect of aerobic exercise on varicose veins in postmenopausal women and to compare between the effect of resistive exercise versus aerobic exercise on varicose veins in post menopausal women.

Detailed Description

Varicose veins in the lower extremities present a spectrum of symptoms from cosmetic issues to severe discomfort including telangiectases, reticular veins, edema, pigmentation, and venous ulceration. These veins lead to painful swelling, skin discoloration, and potential complications like thrombosis, and nerve injury, impacting an individual's efficiency and life quality. Exercise, particularly aerobic and resistance training, has shown promise in improving pain severity, functional ability, and venous blood flow.

So, the current study will be conducted to compare between the effect of resistive exercises versus aerobic exercises on varicose veins in postmenopausal women.

Conditions

Varicose Veins

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Group A (Resistive exercise group):

They will receive life style modification advice, in addition to performing resistive exercise three times per week for six weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Life style modification advice

Intervention Type: OTHER

The lifestyle modification advice involves several key elements: reducing daily standing periods, avoiding excessive flexion of the knee joint during sitting, weight reduction, addressing cardio-respiratory conditions, incorporating venotonic agents, and utilizing below-knee elastic compression devices. These measures collectively aim to mitigate the development and progression of varicose veins, potentially preventing complications such as deep venous thrombosis and improving overall circulatory health.

Resistive exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants in group A will perform resistive exercise. The patients will be instructed to do seated toe raises exercise or standing toe raise exercise. The exercise will be performed for 30 minutes, three times per week for six weeks.

Group B (Aerobic exercise group):

They will receive the same life style modification advice, in addition to performing aerobic exercise three times per week for six weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Life style modification advice

Intervention Type: OTHER

The lifestyle modification advice involves several key elements: reducing daily standing periods, avoiding excessive flexion of the knee joint during sitting, weight reduction, addressing cardio-respiratory conditions, incorporating venotonic agents, and utilizing below-knee elastic compression devices. These measures collectively aim to mitigate the development and progression of varicose veins, potentially preventing complications such as deep venous thrombosis and improving overall circulatory health.

Aerobic exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants in group B will perform aerobic exercise. Each session will begin with 10 min of low-intensity treadmill walking for a warm-up. The subsequent aerobic component will involve incline treadmill walking for 20 min at a perceived exertion of 6-7 (i.e., somewhat hard) on Borg's 3-10 scale followed by 10 min of low-intensity treadmill walking for cool down. The exercise will be performed for 30 minutes, three times per week for six weeks.

Interventions

Life style modification advice

The lifestyle modification advice involves several key elements: reducing daily standing periods, avoiding excessive flexion of the knee joint during sitting, weight reduction, addressing cardio-respiratory conditions, incorporating venotonic agents, and utilizing below-knee elastic compression devices. These measures collectively aim to mitigate the development and progression of varicose veins, potentially preventing complications such as deep venous thrombosis and improving overall circulatory health.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Resistive exercise

Participants in group A will perform resistive exercise. The patients will be instructed to do seated toe raises exercise or standing toe raise exercise. The exercise will be performed for 30 minutes, three times per week for six weeks.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Aerobic exercises

Participants in group B will perform aerobic exercise. Each session will begin with 10 min of low-intensity treadmill walking for a warm-up. The subsequent aerobic component will involve incline treadmill walking for 20 min at a perceived exertion of 6-7 (i.e., somewhat hard) on Borg's 3-10 scale followed by 10 min of low-intensity treadmill walking for cool down. The exercise will be performed for 30 minutes, three times per week for six weeks.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• All women suffering from varicose veins.
• Their age will range from 50 to 65 years.
• Their body mass index will range from 25 to 29.9 kg/m2.
• Voluntary acceptance of participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Had history of serious vascular disease as deep venous thrombosis.
• Sensory deficient
• Any dermatological condition that interferes with the procedure.
• Any musculoskeletal or neurological disorders.
• Acute or healed ulcer wounds.
• Any heart disease or pulmonary disease.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Mai Saif Elnasr Ghietah Hussein

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Soheir Mahmoud Elkosery, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Department of Woman's Health, Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Locations

Cairo University

Giza, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

P.T.REC/012/004867

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id