Effectiveness of Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Lymphatic Diseases
• Interventions: Other: Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage; Other: Conventional treatment

• Registration Number: NCT02960841
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Europea de Madrid

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage (IMLD) in the reduction of the perineal trauma and the symptoms of vaginal edema, the prevention of complications during the expulsive and the improvement in the postpartum recovery, compared to conventional treatment during the gestation, in women with the second partum. The weekly treatment is performed from the 25th gestational week in women with vulvar edema.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-01
• Study Completion: 2016-01
• Study First Submitted: 2016-11-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-11-09
• Study First Posted: 2016-11-10
• Status Verified: 2019-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-09-19
• Last Update Posted: 2019-09-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 49

Inclusion Criteria

• A sample of 49 second-trimester pregnant women with gestational edema with more than 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

• Primiparous women

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage	Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage	Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage technique.
Conventional treatment	Conventional treatment	Conventional treatment active comparator

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale	5 weeks