Information on the Use of Anti-embolic Stockings in Patients Undergoing Vein Surgery

Launched by AYDIN ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY · Jun 26, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how giving information to patients who have had vein surgery about wearing special stockings—called anti-embolic stockings—might help them feel more ready to leave the hospital and more satisfied with the nursing care they receive. These stockings are designed to improve blood flow and prevent blood clots after surgery. The study wants to see if explaining their use clearly to patients makes a difference in their recovery experience.

People who might take part are adults aged 65 to 74 who have recently had vein surgery. However, patients with certain health issues—like hearing or vision problems, mental health conditions, or specific leg or heart problems that mean they shouldn’t wear these stockings—would not be able to join. If you participate, you can expect to receive information about how and why to use the stockings, and the study will look at how this helps you feel prepared to go home and how you view the care from nurses. This study is not yet open for participants but aims to improve patient education and support after vein surgery.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • • Having had vein surgery
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Having hearing/vision/mental problems
• • Having been diagnosed with a psychological illness (schizophrenia, depression)
• • Having any of the contraindications for the use of anti-embolic stockings in the patient (the patient has peripheral arterial disease or bypass grafts, peripheral neuropathy or other causes of sensory impairment, heart failure, pulmonary or leg edema, poor skin condition due to dermatitis/diabetes/venous ulcers, allergy or sensitivity to the materials in the stockings, and leg deformities that prevent the stockings from fitting properly)