Pedal Pump Clinical Trial on Edema V1
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Lower Extremity Edema
Congestive Heart Failure(CHF)
Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
Kidney Disease
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- David McVay · Industry
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About This Trial
Previous research on the osteopathic manual technique entitled "Pedal Pump" has shown health benefits, specifically increasing lymphatic flow, decreasing lower extremity edema, and decreasing serum lactic acid after maximal exercise. However, due to the limitation of human practitioners, research has been limited.
The Pedal Pump is now a device which facilitates consistency in treatment and allow…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Bilateral lower extremity edema of at least mild severity judged by the treating clinician to be due to CHF, chronic venous insufficiency, kidney disease, or other etiologies of fluid overload conditions.
* Medically stable
* Able to remain in Fowler position for 10 minutes
* …
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