Effects of Complex Decongestive Therapy on Proprioception, Balance and Tactile Sense

Selcuk University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Balanced; Sensitisation; Therapy-Associated Cancer; Lymphedema of Leg

Treatments: Other: complex decongestive therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06204510

2023/03.01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of complex decongestive physiotherapy (CDP) on propriseception, balance and sensation in patients with secondary lymphedema that develops in the lower extremities after cancer surgery.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being between the ages of 18-65
• Having unilateral lymphedema in the lower extremity secondary to cancer surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Having bilateral lower extremity lymphedema
• Having an active infection
• Having a mental cognitive disorder
• Being at a level where communication and cooperation cannot be established
• Situations where manual lymphatic drainage is contraindicated (such as severe heart failure and/or uncontrolled rhythm disorder, uncontrolled hypertension, pregnancy, presence of thrombus, active infection)
• Presence of metastasis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

control group

No Intervention group

study group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: complex decongestive therapy