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Lymphatic Drainage Versus Ultrasound for Postpartum Breast Engorgement: A Pilot Study

NCT06129344 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 31

Last updated 2024-12-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In this article, women were randomly assigned to the manual lymphatic drainage group, therapeutic ultrasound group, and control group, and the breast pain, swelling hardness, and milk excretion before and after each treatment were measured.

Conditions

  • Breast Engorgement
  • Lactation Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

Manual Lymphatic Drainage Group

Manual Lymphatic Drainage Group:Performed by physiotherapists trained by Dr. Vodder School and licensed in Lymphatic Consolidation Detoxification Therapy (CDT). The patient's treatment posture is to lie down. First, start with the neck lymphatic drainage technique. After performing bilateral axillary lymph node activation and lymphatic valve contraction, the bilateral breast lymph fluid is drained to the bilateral lymph nodes. The time is about 20 minutes. Assist in removing milk from both breasts for 15 minutes each. Once a day for three consecutive days of treatment.

OTHER

Ultrasound therapy group

Ultrasound therapy group: performed by a physical therapist. This study uses an ultrasonic therapy device (model: UTO US-750 Therapeutic Ultrasound), frequency: 1MHz, intensity set to 1.0 Watt/cm2, pulsed mode, duty cycle 100%, treatment time 2 5 minutes on each side, and then assist in removing the breast milk from both breasts for 15 minutes on each side. Once a day for three consecutive days of treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • ya-chun chang · Researchers

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2024-07-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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