Effects Neuromuscular Taping Technique on Upper Limbs Edema in Cardiac Surgery Patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 10
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- circumference's change of index finger, metacarpus, wrist, mid forearm, elbow and upper arm
研究概览
简要总结
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Cardiac surgery patients with postoperative edema of the upper limbs due to water overload
排除标准
- •absence of edema,
- •previous mastectomy and lymphadenectomy,
- •surgery or fractures or infection of the upper limb,
- •previous or current deep vein thrombosis.
结局指标
主要结局
circumference's change of index finger, metacarpus, wrist, mid forearm, elbow and upper arm
时间窗: 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)
次要结局
- muscle strength measure(measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape)
- measurement of the intensity of pain(Measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape)
- movement ability of wrist, hand and arm(measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape)
研究者
Antoniucci Maria Enrica
principal investigator, anesthesiology and ICU medical doctor
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS