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Manual Lymphatic Drainage in Chronic Venous Insufficiency: a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT01899482 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2016-03-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare functional status and quality of life of a group of patients with chronic venous insufficiency treated with manual lymphatic drainage with a group not treated with manual lymphatic drainage.

Investigators hypothesized that manual lymphatic drainage can improve:

* quality of life,
* functional status,
* calf muscle strength,
* ankle range of motion,
* edema,
* severity of disease,
* and symptoms.

Conditions

  • Chronic Venous Insufficiency

Interventions

OTHER

Manual Lymphatic Drainage

BEHAVIORAL

Education

Behavioral education.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

    collaborator OTHER

  • Escola Superior de Saúde Dr. Lopes Dias, Portugal

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Technical University of Lisbon

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paulo AS Armada-da-Silva, PhD · Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Estrada da Costa, 1499-002 Cruz Quebrada,Portugal, Phone number: +351214149248, [email protected]

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-07-31
Primary Completion
2013-10-31
Completion
2013-10-31

Countries

  • Portugal

Study Locations

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