NCT06230913

Kinesiotaping Versus Pressure Garments on Secondary Upper Extremity Lymphedema.

Completed NA Last updated 30 January 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Kinesiotape in Lymphedema of Upper Arm in 56 participants. Completed in 30 October 2023.

Timeline

1 September 2021

Primary endpoint
30 June 2023

30 October 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	56
Start date	1 September 2021
Primary completion	30 June 2023
Estimated completion	30 October 2023
Sites	1 location across Saudi Arabia

Drugs / interventions tested

• Kinesiotape
• Pressure garment

Conditions studied

• Lymphedema of Upper Arm — all drugs for Lymphedema of Upper Arm →
• Burns Chest Right Lateral — all drugs for Burns Chest Right Lateral →
• Burns Chest Left Lateral — all drugs for Burns Chest Left Lateral →

Sponsor

Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Who can join

Adults 40 to 60, female only, with Lymphedema of Upper Arm or Burns Chest Right Lateral. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The goal of this randomised control study is to compare kinesiotaping and pressue garments in secondary upper extremity lymphedema following microsurgical breast reconstruction after severe chest burns.

The primary objective of this study was to compare the effects of kinesiotaping and pressure garments on limb circumference, handgrip strength, shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI), and limb circumference in patients with lymphedema following breast reconstruction due to chest burns.

The participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups: the kinesiotaping group (n = 28) and the pressure garments group (n = 28).

To perform taping of the chest in the kinesiotaping group, the patient was asked to stand upright with the affected shoulder rotated externally. Five straps of the fan-shaped tape were extended to the chest toward the affected axilla with 15% to 20% tension, and the anchor was positioned without tension in the anterior axilla on the sound side.

In the pressure garment group, the participant's skin was washed and dried before applying the PG. The Premium Lymphedema Gradient Garment (Jobskin, Long Eaton, England) was used to apply PGs. This garment has a pressure gradient built into it, applying between 20 and 60 mm Hg for at least 15 to 18 hours each day for three weeks.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.