EFFECT of KINESIO TAPING and LASER THERAPY in PATIENT with LYMPHEDEMA on GIRTH MEASUREMENT

Beni-Suef University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Breast Cancer Stage II; Lymphedema

Treatments: Other: kinesio taping; Device: Low Level Laser Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06808178

FMBSUREC/02012024/Zaki

Details and patient eligibility

About

find out the difference in the effect of kinesio taping and low level laser therapy on 66 patients with post mastectomy lymphedema as regards the following outcomes:

1.girth measurement between the upper limbs 2.) SPADI 3) hand grip strength 4)the quality of life by cancer specific questionnaire.

Full description

60 females with BCRL will be recruited in this study for 4 weeks , their age ranged from 400 to 55 years old with stege 1,2 lymphedema and randomly divided into 3 equal groups: 2) study group (A) include 20 females with unilateral BCRL will receive kinesio taping plus manual lymphatic drainage , exercise and advices 3) study group (B) include 20 females with unilateral BCRL will receive low level laser therapy plus manual lymphatic drainage , exercise and advices 4) study group (C) include 20 females with unilateral BCRL will receive kinesio taping plus low level laser therapy and manual lymphatic drainage , exercise and advices regards the following outcomes:

1.girth measurement between the upper limbs 2.) SPADI 3) hand grip strength 4)the quality of life by cancer specific questionnaire.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• persistence of lymphedema following mastectomy or breast conservative surgery for at least 3 months

  • minimum volume difference of 200 mL or an average difference in arm circumference of 2 cm or 10% between healthy and affected limbs.
  • Femal with unilateral lymphedema from 40 to 55 years old

Exclusion criteria

• • Any disease lead to swelling

  • Medication especially diuretics
  • allergy
  • infection
  • pregnancy
  • heart band kidney disease
  • bilateral lymphedema
  • skin disease
  • chronic inflammatory disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

group A

Experimental group

Description:

study group (A) include 20 females with unilateral BCRL will receive kinesio taping plus manual lymphatic drainage , exercise and advices

Treatment:

Other: kinesio taping

Group B

Experimental group

Description:

study group (B) include 20 females with unilateral BCRL will receive low level laser therapy plus manual lymphatic drainage , exercise and advices

Treatment:

Device: Low Level Laser Therapy

Group C

Experimental group

Description:

study group (C) include 20 females with unilateral BCRL will receive kinesio taping plus low level laser therapy and manual lymphatic drainage , exercise and advices

Treatment:

Device: Low Level Laser Therapy

Other: kinesio taping