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The Effects of Aerobic Exercise in Patients With Primary Lower Extremity Lymphedema

NCT06327412 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 35

Last updated 2024-03-27

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Summary

Our aim in this study is to evaluate the effects of lymphedema on exercise capacity, body composition, functional level and quality of life in lymphedema patients with primary lower extremity involvement.

Conditions

  • Primary Lymphedema
  • Aerobic Exercise

Interventions

OTHER

Aerobic exercise on the treadmill

According to the cardiopulmonary exercise (CPET) test, 40 minutes (5 minutes warm-up, 30 minutes exercise, 5 minutes cool-down) at an exercise intensity of 50-60% of the VO2 max (the maximum amount of oxygen that an individual can utilize during intense or maximal exercise) level recorded individually in patients, 5 days a week for 4 weeks.Both patient groups will be given lymphedema-specific remedial exercise program training. Anatolian Lymphedema Association lower extremity lymphedema exercise sheets will be delivered to the patients in writing, and training on exercise practices will be given face to face as a session by a physiotherapist at the physical therapy lymphedema outpatient clinic. Patients will be asked to perform these exercises daily as stated in the leaflet and in the number of repetitions. Patients will be given an exercise diary to ensure their compliance with exercise and will be asked to mark this form daily

OTHER

Walking between 12-13 RPE (The Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion) according to the Modified Borg Scale

He/she will be asked to walk 40 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 4 weeks. Training will be given for the first session in the hospital to ensure that the patient's walking pace is between 12-13 RPE according to the Modified Borg scale.Both patient groups will be given lymphedema-specific remedial exercise program training. Anatolian Lymphedema Association lower extremity lymphedema exercise sheets will be delivered to the patients in writing, and training on exercise practices will be given face to face as a session by a physiotherapist at the physical therapy lymphedema outpatient clinic. Patients will be asked to perform these exercises daily as stated in the leaflet and in the number of repetitions. Patients will be given an exercise diary to ensure their compliance with exercise and will be asked to mark this form daily.Treatment compliance will be increased by making weekly phone calls to patients in order to increase treatment compliance and evaluate compliance.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kayseri City Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Fatma Gül Ülkü Demir, MD · Kayseri City Hospital

  • Firdevs Akdeniz Çınar · Health Sciences University, Kayseri Medical Faculty

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-01
Primary Completion
2024-10-01
Completion
2024-10-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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