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Deep Venous Thrombosis of Deep Femoral VeinNCT06042686

Venous Thrombosis Prevention and Sleep Quality: A Comparison of the Kendall and the Recovery Health MAC Systems

A study testing RF Health MAC Device in people with Deep Venous Thrombosis of Deep Femoral Vein, run by University of Massachusetts, Amherst at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Venous thromboembolism is prevalent, associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality, and largely preventable. External mechanical compression is a standard of care for prevention, but compliance with traditional external mechanical compression devices is low due to patient reported issues with comfort… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 50 to 75 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
RF Health MAC Device
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
16 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Dec 2021to 1 Jul 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 50 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Adult participants age 50-75
  • BMI 18-39

Who cannot join

  • BMI or age outside of the inclusion criteria limits
  • stomach-sleepers
  • uncontrolled asthma
  • surgery within the past 6 weeks
  • history of venous thrombosis within the past 12 months
  • abnormalities of the lower extremities, including edema, deformity which does not allow for proper fit of the external mechanical compression devices
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  • skin breakdown of any kind
  • severe peripheral neuropathy
  • skin grafting within the last 3 months, cellulitis or dermatitis

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003

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About this study

Venous thromboembolism is prevalent, associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality, and largely preventable. External mechanical compression is a standard of care for prevention, but compliance with traditional external mechanical compression devices is low due to patient reported issues with comfort, mobility, usability, noise, and sleep disturbances. The purpose of this study was to compare user-rated comfort, mobility, usability, noise, perceived sleep disturbance, and objective sleep disturbance for a novel external lower limb mechanical compression device as compared to a standard sequential compression device.

Using a 2-day counterbalanced, within-subject repeated-measures design, 16 participants wore two mechanical compression devices, the commonly-used Kendall sequential compression device Express 9525 and the novel Recovery Force Movement and Compressions Device for 1 night each in their home while sleep was recorded with polysomnography. For each device, participants also completed questionnaires to assess usability, mobility, perceived noise disturbance, and perceived sleep disturbance.

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Recruitment

  1. Respondents are solicited via social media/local flyer campaigns (see attached flyers), or word of mouth (see Recruitment via Word of Mouth) to complete a brief, electronic pre-screening survey powered by REDCap software, or to set up a phone call to review study eligibility if preferred.
  2. Recruiter responds to eligible or interested Respondents as described in Recruitment Attachments (i.e., Recruitment Email Script).
  3. Recruiter coordinates a phone interview with interested and eligible Respondents to confirm eligibility criteria and review the Informed Consent Form with the Respondent in real time over the phone, while the Respondent follows along with a secure REDCap Informed Consent survey to capture an electronic signature.
  4. Consenting Participants will submit the Informed Consent form electronically, receive a .pdf copy of their completed (signed) Informed Consent form, and be prompted to complete a subsequent electronic Contact Information Questionnaire, which will only be accessible within the REDCap server by authorized study personnel, e.g. PI and Recruitment Coordinator. A electronic COVID-19 Vaccination Status Confirmation Form will also be completed at this time, including a single upload field for a digital image of the participant's vaccination card. This image will be visually inspected by the Recruiter and immediately deleted from the REDCap server.
  5. The Recruiter will manually assign the Participant a coded record ID and follow-up with the Participant via phone or email for tentative scheduling of equipment delivery and data collection through the full protocol. Scheduling will be confirmed with Participants in the week leading up to each transport event.
  6. Prior to scheduled data collection, all consenting participants will be screened in their homes for undetected deep vein thrombosis using mobile doppler ultrasound while following all COVID-19 guidelines. Any participant who screens in positive for deep vein thrombosis will be withdrawn from the study.

Study Procedures

  1. Once interested respondents have completed all pre-screening, informed consent process will be completed. The voluntary nature of the research will be stressed, participants will have the opportunity to have all of their questions answered, and they will be reminded that they can withdraw their consent at any time.
  2. Once consent has been executed and subsequent enrollment forms completed, participants will be scheduled for their deep vein thrombosis screening, their sleep monitoring data collection nights, and their equipment delivery.
  3. Participants will then be randomized to receive either the Kendall® or RF Health System on data collection night 1
  4. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, UMass researchers will transport the all study equipment to and from the participants residences using all COVID-19 guidelines and will disinfect all materials at the UMass Sleep Monitoring Laboratory between uses.
  5. To ensure high-quality data acquisition, researchers will video conference with participants at prescheduled times, approximately 1-hour prior to participants typical bedtime to provide real-time, remote guidance for proper self-application of the Sleep Profiler headset, Kendall and RF Health System. The first of these sessions will take place shortly after the scheduled deep vein thrombosis screening session. The teleconferencing will take not more of the participant's time than a typical, in-person application.
  6. At the conclusion of their first overnight sleep profiler data collection (via Sleep Profiler headset, see attached Technical Manual) while using one of the leg compression devices, participants will be asked to complete their self-report measures in the following order: PROMIS Sleep Disturbance Form 6a, Comfort Rating Scale, Environmental Comfort Scale, System Usability Scale, and Task Load Index.
  7. There will be at least one night without any devices between data collection nights 1 \& 2.
  8. All study procedures will be repeated on data collection overnight 2 using the other external compression device.
  9. Once data collection for night 2 has been completed, all participants will be asked if they have any further questions and all questions will be addressed.
Being tested
RF Health MAC Device

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • RF Health MAC DeviceDevice

    Using a 2-day counterbalanced, within-subject repeated-measures design, 16 participants wore two mechanical compression devices, the commonly-used Kendall SCD Express 9525 (SCD) and the novel Recovery Force Movement and Compressions Device (RF-MAC) for 1 night each in their home while sleep was recorded with polysomnography. For each device, participants also completed questionnaires to assess usability, mobility, perceived noise disturbance, and perceived sleep disturbance.

Study groups in NCT06042686
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Repeated measuresOtherUsing a 2-day counterbalanced, within-subject repeated-measures design, 16 participants wore two mechanical compression devices, the commonly-used Kendall SCD Express 9525 (SCD) and the novel Recovery Force Movement and Compressions Device (RF-MAC) for 1 night each in their home while sleep was recorded with polysomnography. For each device, participants also completed questionnaires to assess usability, mobility, perceived noise disturbance, and perceived sleep disturbance.
Receives: Device: RF Health MAC Device

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Measure the impact of external mechanical compression on overall sleep.

    Overall sleep will be measured using the Sleep Profiler. The Sleep Profiler is a battery powered portable device that provides a measure of the percentage of overall sleep vs wake in a given period of time.

    Measured: 4 Months

  2. Compare the comfort associated with mechanical compression between the two devices.

    After each night of sleep, participants will provide their self-report on comfort using the Comfort Rating Scale.

    Measured: 4 months

  3. Compare the noise associated with mechanical compression between the two devices.

    After each night of sleep, participants will provide their self-report on noise using the Environmental Comfort Scale.

    Measured: 4 months

  4. Compare the usability associated with mechanical compression between the two devices.

    After each night of sleep, participants will provide their self-report on usability using the System Usability Scale.

    Measured: 4 months

  5. Compare the perceived sleep disturbance associated with mechanical compression between the two devices.

    After each night of sleep, participants will provide their self-report on sleep disturbance using the PROMIS Sleep Disturbance: Short Form 8a.

    Measured: 4 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted18 Sep 2023
  2. Study start1 Dec 2021
  3. Primary completion2 Mar 2022
  4. Study completion1 Jul 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
Repeated measures study design where each participant gets both devices on different nights in random order
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
16 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06042686
Sponsor's protocol ID
2096
Status last verified
Aug 2023
First submitted
2 Aug 2023
Last updated
18 Sep 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing RF Health MAC Device in people with Deep Venous Thrombosis of Deep Femoral Vein, run by University of Massachusetts, Amherst at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Sep 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Measure the impact of external mechanical compression on overall sleep. (time frame: 4 Months). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Sep 2023.

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