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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.
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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Group A (Resistive exercise group): | Experimental | They will receive life style modification advice, in addition to performing resistive exercise three times per week for six weeks. |
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| Group B (Aerobic exercise group): | Experimental | They will receive the same life style modification advice, in addition to performing aerobic exercise three times per week for six weeks. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Life style modification advice | 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. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Peak popliteal vein velocity | It will be assessed by Doppler ultrasound scan for each woman in both groups before and after treatment. | 6 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Visual analogue scale | It will be used to assess the leg pain intensity for each woman in both groups before and after treatment. The visual analogue scale is a 10 cm line with anchor statements on the left (no pain) and on the right (extra pain). Patients will be asked to mark their current pain level on the line.Then, the centimeters will be measured from the left end of the line to the marked point to obtain the score of leg pain intensity. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Soheir Mahmoud Elkosery, PhD | Department of Woman's Health, Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Cairo University | Giza | Egypt |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014648 | Varicose Veins |
| ID | Term |
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| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015444 | Exercise |
| ID | Term |
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| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |
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| Resistive exercise | 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. |
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| Aerobic exercises | 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. |
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| 6 weeks |
| Chronic Venous Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (CIVIQ-20) | It will be used to assess the quality of life for each woman in both groups before and after treatment. Patients will complete the self- questionnaire CIVIQ-20 in the waiting room. The secretary will hand out the questionnaire and collect it once completed. No particular assistance will be provided to patients. This procedure will be chosen on purpose to avoid any interference from an investigator. At study times, symptom severity will be quantified using a four-point scale (0 = absent, 1 = mild, 2 = significant, 3 = severe) for sensation of swelling, cramps and leg heaviness. The scores of CIVIQ-20 range from 0, the worst score, to 100, the best score. | 6 weeks |
| 6-minute. walk test | It is a sub-maximal test that will be used to assess the aerobic capacity and daily living activity for each woman in both groups before and after treatment procedures. | 6 weeks |