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Physical Therapies in the Decongestive Treatment of Lymphedema

NCT01748604 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 194

Last updated 2012-12-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this multicenter randomised controlled study is to determine whether manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) brings any benefit when added to intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) plus multilayer, multicomponent bandages (MB) in the decongestive lymphatic therapy (DLT) in patients with lymphedema

Conditions

  • Primary Lymphedema
  • Secondary Lymphedema

Interventions

OTHER

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)

MLD with Földi's technique by an expert therapist during 45 minutes

DEVICE

Generic intermittent pneumatic compression Device (IPC)

Generic intermittent pneumatic compression with multicompartmental pump between 50 to 80 mmHg during 30 minutes.

OTHER

multilayer, multicomponent bandages (MB)

multilayer, multicomponent bandages (MB) until next day.

DEVICE

Lymphapress-Plus(TM) device (LPD)

Pneumatic massage with Lymphapress-Plus(TM)device that was lent during the duration of the study during 20 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Isabel Forner-Cordero, MD, PhD.

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Isabel I Forner-Cordero, MD, Phd · University Hospital La Fe

  • Jose J Muñoz-Langa, MD, Phd · University Hospital Dr Peset

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-02-29
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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