Manual Lymphatic Drainage in the Superior Member in Women in Post-surgery for Breast Cancer

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Lymphedema

Treatments: Other: Upper limb elevation to 30º; Other: Without upper limb elevation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02475174

HCRP nº 13408/2013

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluate the effect of Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) massage in arterial and venous circulation of the upper limb ipsilateral of women submitted after axillary lymphadenectomy breast cancer.

Full description

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) massage in arterial and venous circulation of the upper limb ipsilateral of women submitted after axillary lymphadenectomy breast cancer. Will be evaluated 30 volunteers aged between 40 and 60 years, divided into 2 equal groups, submitted at MLD: Group 1 - volunteers who underwent surgery for breast cancer that have lymphedema, subject to manual lymphatic drainage without upper limb elevation; Group 2 - volunteers who underwent surgery for breast cancer that have lymphedema, subject to manual lymphatic drainage with the upper limb elevation to 30º. Data will be collected by ultrasound Doppler in vein and brachial artery before, after MLD, immediately after, and 30 minutes after therapeutic treatment, with and without elevation of 30°, cross over delimitation, being made a therapy session for therapeutic use with and without elevation, with interval period (washout) for seven days. The order of treatment protocols will be randomized by simple raffle for each volunteer. The data within and between groups will be evaluated by a statistical test t student or ANOVA. Otherwise it will be used Kruskal-Wallis followed test by Dunn. Data processing will be performed by software and fixed the critical level of 5% (p<0,05).

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women with axillary lymphadenectomy surgery
• Lymphedema
• Aged 40-60 years.

Exclusion criteria

• Women with muscle-tendon injury and / or joint injuries member
• Skin disorders
• circulatory diseases.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Without upper limb elevation

Experimental group

Description:

Manual lymphatic drainage will be held with the voluntary supine without upper limb elevation.

Treatment:

Other: Without upper limb elevation

Upper limb elevation to 30º

Experimental group

Description:

Manual lymphatic drainage will be held with the voluntary supine with the upper limb elevation to 30º.

Treatment:

Other: Upper limb elevation to 30º