Effects Neuromuscular Taping Technique on Upper Limbs Edema in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Edema Limbs
• Interventions: Behavioral: antigravity arm position; Device: neuromuscolar tape

• Registration Number: NCT04785508
• Lead Sponsor: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Brief Summary

This study aims to verify the efficacy of the decompression technique of neuromuscular taping on cardiac surgery patients in whom edema of the upper limbs occurs due to post-operative water overload.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-15
• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-03-04
• Study First Posted: 2021-03-08
• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-11
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-16
• Primary Completion: 2024-06
• Study Completion: 2024-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• Cardiac surgery patients with postoperative edema of the upper limbs due to water overload

Exclusion Criteria

• absence of edema,
• previous mastectomy and lymphadenectomy,
• surgery or fractures or infection of the upper limb,
• previous or current deep vein thrombosis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
control group	antigravity arm position	antigravity position
treated group	neuromuscolar tape	neuromuscolar tape application

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
circumference's change of index finger, metacarpus, wrist, mid forearm, elbow and upper arm	measure in millimeter on first postoperative day: before application of tape; and then, every day for the first 3 days, after tape removing, and before the new application.	measure tissue edema change by circumference change in specific site of the limb ( index finger, metacarpus, wrist, mid forearm, elbow and upper arm)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
muscle strength measure	measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape	measurement of the handheld gripping force by means of a dynamometer
measurement of the intensity of pain	Measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape	measurement of the intensity of pain during mobilization of fingers, wrist and arm using a VAS scale( 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst possible pain)
movement ability of wrist, hand and arm	measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape	measure angle variation in pronosupination and flexion extension, ulnar and radial deviation of the wrist with articular goniometer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Maria Enrica Antoniucci; 🇮🇹 Roma, Italy