High Intensity vs Low Intensity Resistive Exercise In Patient With Upper Extremity Lymphedema

Summary

Lymphedema results from impaired lymphatic transport with increased limb volume. The results of systematic reviews indicate that breast cancer survivors can perform resistance exercise training at high-enough intensities to elicit strength gains without triggering changes to lymphedema status. There is strong evidence indicating that ret produces significant gains in muscular strength without provoking breast cancer-related lymphedema. On the one hand, the literature studies say future exercise programs will have to be evaluated in detail regarding intensity, volume, duration, frequency, and exercised muscle group. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of upper body resistance exercise on the arm circumference, grip strength, pain, musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limbs, self-reported lymphedema symptoms, pinch strength, lymphedema functioning, disability, and health questionnaire/lymph-ıcf patient with upper extremity lymphedema and to compare these effects between resistance exercise involving high and low loads (heavier vs lighter weights).

Conditions

• Lymphedema

Interventions

OTHER

High intensity resistive exercise

Participants of this group will be applied manual lymphatic drainage and compression bandaging every day of the week, and they will exercise for 25 minutes, three sets of each exercise at 80% intensity of 1 max repetition, 2 days of the week. Exercise training consist of warm-up and cool-down (10-15 repetitions of range of motion and 10 minutes of active stretching exercises) and resistive exercises.Each of the experimental sessions involved resistance exercises targeting all the major muscle groups in the upper body. Specifically, the exercises included the chest press, lat pull-down, bicep curl, triceps extension, lateral raise, and wrist curl.

OTHER

Low intensity resistive exercise

participants in this group will be applied manual lymphatic drainage and compression bandaging every day of the week and they will exercise for 25 minutes, three sets of each exercise at 30% intensity of 1 max repetition 2 days of the week. Exercise training consist of warm-up and cool-down (10-15 repetitions of range of motion and 10 minutes of active stretching exercises) and resistive exercises. Each of the experimental sessions involved resistance exercises targeting all the major muscle groups in the upper body. Specifically, the exercises included the chest press, lat pull- down, bicep curl, triceps extension, lateral raise, and wrist curl.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul University

  collaborator OTHER

• Biruni University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Buket Akinci, PT, PhD · Biruni University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

35 Years

Max Age

60 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-11-15

Primary Completion

2023-02-01

Completion

2023-02-07

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations