Effect of Complex Decongestive Therapy, Cryotherapy and Kinesio Taping in Patients With Post-mastectomy Lymphedema: A Randomized Control Trial

South Valley University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Breast Neoplasms

Treatments: Device: Cryotherapy; Other: Kinesio taping; Other: Complex decongestive therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06327438

REC/211/MTI.PT/2401041

Details and patient eligibility

About

To examine the efficacy of complex decongestive therapy (CDT), cryotherapy and kinesio taping (KT) in patients with post-mastectomy lymphedema

Full description

Sixty women diagnosed clinically by physician as post-mastectomy lymphedema, suffered from grade 2 and 3 lymphedema based on clinical investigations and their ages between 40 and 60 years were randomly assigned in single pre - post measurement study. They divided randomly into three groups of equal size (A, B & C). The three groups received CDT program, group (A) (n=20) received CDT only, group (B) (n=20) received cryotherapy and group (C) (n=20) received KT

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients aged between 40 to 60 years. They were grade 2 and 3 lymphedema. They had more than 2 cm difference at circumference measurement. They had unilateral arm lymphedema post-mastectomy. They had completed chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Exclusion criteria

Skin infection. Current ischemia. Systemic edema due to impaired heart, kidney and liver function. Current metastases. Venous thrombosis.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Group (A)

Experimental group

Description:

(n=20) received complex decongestive therapy only

Treatment:

Other: Complex decongestive therapy

Group (B)

Experimental group

Description:

(n=20) received cryotherapy and complex decongestive therapy

Treatment:

Device: Cryotherapy

Other: Complex decongestive therapy

Group (C)

Experimental group

Description:

(n=20) received kinesio taping and complex decongestive therapy

Treatment:

Other: Kinesio taping

Other: Complex decongestive therapy