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Table 2 Overview of included studies

From: Effects of preventive use of compression stockings for elderly with chronic venous insufficiency and swollen legs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Setting, Country

Population

Intervention*

Comparison

Results

Primary outcomes

Results

Secondary outcomes

Patients with healed venous leg ulcers

Kapp 2013 (20)

Home nursing Australia

n = 100

Age: 79 ± 10

Recently healed venous leg ulcer

Class 3 stockings

(34–46 mmHg)

below knee length

Class 2 stockings

(23–32 mmHg) below knee length

Ulcer recurrence:

6 months RR: 0.64

(0.20 to 2.03)

Compliance 6 months

Class 3: 17/44

Class 2: 35/49

RR: 0.54 (0.36 to 0.82)**

Clarke-Moloney 2012 (23)

Hospital and community leg ulcer clinic

Ireland

n = 100

Age: 69 ± 11

Recently healed venous leg ulcer

Class 2 stockings (23–32 mmHg)

knee or thigh length

Class 1 stockings (18–21 mmHg) knee or thigh length

Ulcer recurrence:

12 months RR: 0.59

(0.23 to 1.49)

Compliance 12 months

Class 2: 45/50

Class 1: 43/49

RR: 1.03 (0.89 to 1.18)

Nelson 2006 (22)

Hospital leg ulcer clinic

England

n = 300

Age:64 ± 12

Recently healed

venous leg ulcer

Class 2 stockings

(25–35 mmHg)

knee or thigh length

Class 1 stockings

(18–24 mmHg)

knee or thigh length

Ulcer recurrence:

12 months RR: 0.47 (0.25 to 0.91)**

Five years RR: 0.82

(0.61 to 1.12)

Compliance 5 years

Class 2: 86/149

Class 1: 108/151

RR: 0.81 (0.68 to 0.96)**

Vandongen 2000 (21)

Hospital leg ulcer clinic

Australia

n = 153

Age: 67 [37–85]

Venous leg ulcer healed for 2 weeks. Patients had to apply the stockings themselves

Class 3 stockings

(35–45 mmHg)

below knee length

No compression stockings

Ulcer recurrence:

6 months RR: 0.46

(0.27 to 0.76)**

12 months RR: 0.43

(0.27 to 0.69)**

Compliance not reported

Patients with venous insufficiency

 

Jungbeck 1997 (24)

Vascular surgery dept.

Sweden

n = 31

Age: [27–82]

Chronic venous insufficiency grade II

Class 2 stockings (23–30 mmHg)

below knee length

Class 1 stockings

(13–20 mmHg) below knee length

Not reported

Compliance not reported

Subjective symptoms 8 weeks 1

Class 2 (Median % on VAS):

Before: 46.1%, after: 14.8%

Class 1 (Median % on VAS):

Before: 43.8%, after: 15.6%

  1. *We used the European standard of compression stockings
  2. **Indicates statistically significant result
  3. 1Pain, ankle swelling, tired legs, restless legs and night cramps