Effects Neuromuscular Taping Technique on Upper Limbs Edema in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care (IRCCS)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Edema Limbs

Treatments: Behavioral: antigravity arm position; Device: neuromuscolar tape

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04785508

2672

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to verify the efficacy of the decompression technique of neuromuscular taping on cardiac surgery patients in whom edema of the upper limbs occurs due to post-operative water overload.

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Cardiac surgery patients with postoperative edema of the upper limbs due to water overload

Exclusion criteria

• absence of edema,
• previous mastectomy and lymphadenectomy,
• surgery or fractures or infection of the upper limb,
• previous or current deep vein thrombosis.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups

treated group

Experimental group

Description:

neuromuscolar tape application

Treatment:

Device: neuromuscolar tape

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

antigravity position

Treatment:

Behavioral: antigravity arm position