The Effect of Complex Decongestive Applications on Lower Extremity Limb Volume in Patients With Lipedema
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 23
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Limb Volume
研究概览
简要总结
Lipedema is a rare condition which almost exclusively affects women. The disease is characterized with bilateral, symmetric abnormal accumulation of subcutaneous fat and is often mistaken for simple obesity. In most patients, the hips, buttocks, thighs, knees, and lower legs are affected. Upper extremity involvement has been reported to be present in 80% patients. The hands and feet are never affected. The accumulation of subcutaneous fat and edema results in tenderness, sensitivity to touch and pressure and also pain. Patients also tend to bruise easily even after a minimal trauma. It has been reported that the complaint of pain increases with aging.There is no known cure for lipedema. However, conservative treatment with physiotherapy, manual lymph drainage and compression, also known as complex decongestive physiotherapy is used worldwide as a standard treatment regimen . The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of complex decongestive applications on lower extremity limb circumference and volume in patients with lipedema.
详细描述
All participants included in the study were included in a treatment protocol consisting of complex decongestive physiotherapy Each patient received;
- 45 minutes of manual lymph drainage on both lower extremities,
- Moisturisation of the lower extremities,
- Bandage application
Alongside this routine, the patients were advised to exercise (walk) regularly every day.
This treatment routine was continued until the patients were discharged from the clinic.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Being willing to participate in the study
- •Being 18-65 years old
- •Having a diagnosis of lower extremity lipedema
排除标准
- •Having edematous disease in the lower extremity such as lymphedema or chronic venous insufficiency
结局指标
主要结局
Limb Volume
时间窗: Change from Baseline limb volume at 6 weeks
In measurement of limb volume, the perometer was used. The device measures limb volume via infrared light and it has been reported to be a quick and reliable method. The device has a square frame which is used to surround the perimeter of the limb. The limb interrupts the emitted infrared beams that would normally be sensed by the light-sensing diodes in the two planes. Thus two perpendicular diameter measurements of the limb for the measured segment are provided. The device estimates the opposite two sides based on an elliptical cross-section.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Gokhan Yazici
Principal Investigator
Gazi University