The aims of this study are to evaluate the comfort, and ease of application and removal, of GraduSOX™ compression stockings compared to standard compression stockings of the same compression class.
After being informed about the study, all participants giving written informed consent will be randomised by closed envelope randomisation to either a) GraduSOX on their right leg and Sigvaris on their left leg, or b) Sigvaris on their right leg and GraduSOX on their left leg. At Day 1, participants will attend the clinic and be fitted with their stockings and given an Evaluation Form. The Evaluation Form has four sections to be completed on Day 1, Day 2, Day 4 and Day 8 of the study. Each section asks multiple choice questions related to the comfort and ease of applying and removing each stocking.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Both GraduSOX and Sigvaris are graduated compression stockings. These exert the greatest degree of of compression at the ankle, and the level of compression gradually decreases up the garment.
The Whiteley Clinic
Guildford, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGNumber of participants that graded Gradusox stockings as easier to apply compared to Sigvaris.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 1 of 8
Number of participants that graded Sigvaris stockings as easier to apply compared to Gradusox.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 1 of 8
Number of participants that graded Gradusox stockings as easier to remove compared to Sigvaris.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 1 of 8
Number of participants that graded Sigvaris stockings as easier to remove compared to Gradusox.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 1 of 8
Number of participants that graded Gradusox stockings as more comfortable compared to Sigvaris.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very comfortable', 2 is 'comfortable', 3 is 'neither comfortable nor uncomfortable', 4 is 'uncomfortable', and 5 is 'very uncomfortable'.
Time frame: Day 1 of 8
Number of participants that graded Sigvaris stockings as more comfortable compared to Gradusox.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very comfortable', 2 is 'comfortable', 3 is 'neither comfortable nor uncomfortable', 4 is 'uncomfortable', and 5 is 'very uncomfortable'.
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Time frame: Day 1 of 8
Number of participants that graded Gradusox stockings as easier to apply compared to Sigvaris.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 2 of 8
Number of participants that graded Sigvaris stockings as easier to apply compared to Gradusox.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 2 of 8
Number of participants that graded Gradusox stockings as easier to remove compared to Sigvaris.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 2 of 8
Number of participants that graded Sigvaris stockings as easier to remove compared to Gradusox.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 2 of 8
Number of participants that graded Gradusox stockings as more comfortable compared to Sigvaris.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very comfortable', 2 is 'comfortable', 3 is 'neither comfortable nor uncomfortable', 4 is 'uncomfortable', and 5 is 'very uncomfortable'.
Time frame: Day 2 of 8
Number of participants that graded Sigvaris stockings as more comfortable compared to Gradusox.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very comfortable', 2 is 'comfortable', 3 is 'neither comfortable nor uncomfortable', 4 is 'uncomfortable', and 5 is 'very uncomfortable'.
Time frame: Day 2 of 8
Number of participants that graded Gradusox stockings as easier to apply compared to Sigvaris.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 4 of 8
Number of participants that graded Sigvaris stockings as easier to apply compared to Gradusox.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 4 of 8
Number of participants that graded Gradusox stockings as easier to remove compared to Sigvaris.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 4 of 8
Number of participants that graded Sigvaris stockings as easier to remove compared to Gradusox.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 4 of 8
Number of participants that graded Gradusox stockings as more comfortable compared to Sigvaris.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very comfortable', 2 is 'comfortable', 3 is 'neither comfortable nor uncomfortable', 4 is 'uncomfortable', and 5 is 'very uncomfortable'.
Time frame: Day 4 of 8
Number of participants that graded Sigvaris stockings as more comfortable compared to Gradusox.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very comfortable', 2 is 'comfortable', 3 is 'neither comfortable nor uncomfortable', 4 is 'uncomfortable', and 5 is 'very uncomfortable'.
Time frame: Day 4 of 8
Number of participants that graded Gradusox stockings as easier to apply compared to Sigvaris.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 8 of 8
Number of participants that graded Sigvaris stockings as easier to apply compared to Gradusox.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 8 of 8
Number of participants that graded Gradusox stockings as easier to remove compared to Sigvaris.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 8 of 8
Number of participants that graded Sigvaris stockings as easier to remove compared to Gradusox.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very easy', 2 is 'fairly easy', 3 is 'neither easy nor difficult', 4 is 'quite difficult', and 5 is 'very difficult'.
Time frame: Day 8 of 8
Number of participants that graded Gradusox stockings as more comfortable compared to Sigvaris.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very comfortable', 2 is 'comfortable', 3 is 'neither comfortable nor uncomfortable', 4 is 'uncomfortable', and 5 is 'very uncomfortable'.
Time frame: Day 8 of 8
Number of participants that graded Sigvaris stockings as more comfortable compared to Gradusox.
Participants use a 5-point discrete linear analogue scale 1-5, where 1 is 'very comfortable', 2 is 'comfortable', 3 is 'neither comfortable nor uncomfortable', 4 is 'uncomfortable', and 5 is 'very uncomfortable'.
Time frame: Day 8 of 8