Introduction: Objective measurement of compliance is mandatory to evaluate therapeutic effects and clinical benefits of medical compression stockings. This Valitrack study evaluates the Accutrack sensor equipped with an accelerometer. The evaluation is done under controlled and free conditions and during washing.
Results: Global accordance results are excellent: Sensitivity (98.6%) and specificity (95.2%) and 92% of patients are not disturbed by the sensors when putting on the stockings.
Discussion: Thanks to its specificities one sensor per patient is sufficient. Its sensitivity distinguishes still and active positions. Only hand washing remains a false positive. The Accutrack sensor objectively measures compliance and will not be a bias because 96% of patients forget it.
Conclusions: Objective compliance measurement with Accutrack allows us to evaluate the efficacity of compression, the reasons of non-compliance, and the patient's actual physical activity according to its accelerometer time-stamped.
Keywords: Medical compression; accelerometer; compliance; sensor.