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

NCT07044739 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: Use of Anti-embolic Socks
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of information given to patients undergoing vein surgery regarding the use of anti-embolic stockings on their readiness for discharge and satisfaction with nursing care.

Conditions

Nursing Care; Vascular Surgery; Patient Education

Keywords

nursing care; vascular surgery; discharge; postoperative period

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Readiness for Discharge

  Readiness for discharge will be assessed with the Discharge Readiness Scale. : The scale consists of 8 questions and 4 sub-dimensions as personal status, knowledge, coping, and expected support. The questions in the scale are assessed between '0=not ready' and '10=completely ready'. A total of 0-80 points can be obtained from the scale according to the answers given to the questions, and an increase in the score indicates that the level of readiness of the patients for discharge increases. In the scale dimension scores, a score of 7 and above is assessed as the patient is ready for discharge, and a score below 7 is assessed as not ready for discharge.

  Immediately after the intervention

• Nursing care satisfaction

  Nursing care satisfaction will be assessed with the Nursing Care Satisfaction Scale. The 19 items in the scale are 5-point Likert type and aim to define patients' satisfaction with various aspects of nursing care. The scoring used to determine the degree of satisfaction includes the following statements: 1- Not at all satisfied, 2- Rarely satisfied, 3- Satisfied, 4- Very satisfied, 5- Completely satisfied. The scale has no cut-off point. The patient's satisfaction with nursing care is assessed with the scale as long as the patient stays in the patient's room. The score evaluation is made on a 0-100 score by adding the scores of all items on the scale and converting them to 100. It is reported that a total score of 100 indicates satisfaction with all aspects of nursing care. A high total score also indicates high patient satisfaction.

  Immediately after the intervention

Study Arms (2)

Training on the use of anti-embolic stockings

EXPERIMENTAL

Information will be provided on the use of anti-embolic stockings. During the information session, an educational material titled "Use of Anti-Embolic Stockings" will be prepared by the researcher for the patients. The content of the training will be created to cover the purpose of using anti-embolic stockings, how to use them, and the points to be considered during use. The training is expected to take approximately 20 minutes. The training will be given face-to-face in the patient room by the researcher. The created training material will be evaluated in terms of content and form by 1 specialist in the field of Cardiovascular Surgery and 4 specialists in the field of Surgical Diseases Nursing using the "Nursing Education Material Evaluation Tool" (HEMDA) and expert opinions will be obtained. The content of the training material will be finalized in line with the opinions received.

Behavioral: Patient Education on the Use of Anti-Embolic Stockings

Usual care

NO INTERVENTION

Control group patients will receive routine nursing care in the clinic.

Interventions

Patient Education on the Use of Anti-Embolic Stockings BEHAVIORAL

The researcher will provide verbal information to the patients with the educational material titled "Use of Anti-Embolic Stockings", the stages of wearing anti-embolic stockings will be shown to the patients, and the educational material will be left next to the patients in the intervention group. The educational content covers the purpose of using anti-embolic stockings, how to use them, and the points to be considered during use.

Training on the use of anti-embolic stockings

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Having had vein surgery

You may not qualify if:

• 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)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aydin Adnan Menderes University: lead

Study Officials

• Ezgi Arslan, PhD

  Aydin Adnan Menderes University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Ezgi Arslan, PhD, Research Assisstant

CONTACT

+905538752802; e.temel@adu.edu.tr

Ezgi Arslan, PhD

CONTACT

+902562138866; e.temel@adu.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD, Research Assisstant (Principal Investigator)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 13, 2025
• First Posted: July 1, 2025
• Study Start: August 15, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 15, 2026
• Last Updated: July 1, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: CSR
• Time Frame: 12 months after publication
• Access Criteria: Relevance to the topic of the study and approval of all-authors within 1 month of receiving the request.