The Efficacy of Kinesio Taping on Lymphedema Following Head and Neck Cancer Therapy

Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization

Status: Completed

Conditions: Kinesio Taping; Therapy; Lymphedema; Head and Neck Cancer

Treatments: Device: Kinesio Tex Gold

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04691310

309, 2020-082

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose off the study is investigating to efficacy of kinesio taping on neck lymphedema after the head and neck cancer therapy.

Full description

The neck lymphedema is a multidirectional process that depends on lymphatic circulation issues. The lymphedema can be treated using such as therapies, drugs or surgeries. There are few techniques for treatment of neck lymphedema and also in our best knowledge the kinesio taping therapy on lymphedema following neck cancer therapy had not been investigated or published. The study will assess the efficacy of kinesio taping in neck lymphedema with manual therapy after the head and neck cancer treatment.

Enrollment: 58 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 18-70 years
• External neck lymphedema
• Head and neck cancer treatment patients
• patients who have not open wound on neck
• Patients who were accept to consent form

Exclusion criteria

• Mental disorders Cognitive limitations Pregnancy Out of age 18-70 years old Patients who were not accept to consent form

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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58 participants in 2 patient groups

Kinesio taping study

Active Comparator group

Description:

Kinesio tex gold tape was applied to neck localised lymphedema as stretched. Kinesio tape maintained during consecutive days and also were re applied with manual lymphatic drainage therapy as 5 times first week, and afterthat 2 times for 3 weeks (total 4 weeks)

Treatment:

Device: Kinesio Tex Gold

Kinesio taping sham

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Kinesio tex gold tape was applied to neck localised lymphedema as no-stretched. Kinesio tape maintained during consecutive days and also were re applied with manual lymphatic drainage therapy as 5 times first week, and afterthat 2 times for 3 weeks (total 4 weeks)

Treatment:

Device: Kinesio Tex Gold