Title of the Research: Effect of Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage Combined With Therapeutic Exercises On Lower Limbs Edema During Late Pregnancy: A Randomized Clinical Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 60
- 主要终点
- Ankle and foot circumference
研究概览
简要总结
Objective of the study is to investigate the effect of adding manual lymphatic drainage massage to classical therapeutic exercises on resolving physiological lower limbs edema in late pregnancy women. The main question to be answered by this study: Does adding manual lymphatic drainage massage to classical therapeutic exercises have effect on resolving physiological lower limbs edema in late pregnancy ? Researchers will compare 2 groups of 60 participants group A (study group) will include participants who will join a physiotherapy plan of care in the form of sessions compose of manual lymphatic drainage massage technique with specific therapeutic exercise as well as wearing compression garments and advice. While, group B will involve control participants who will follow routine care and advice as well as wearing the same compression garments as group A participants.
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
- Double (Participant, Care Provider)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 25 Years 至 35 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •a total of 60 women will be recruited from the Antenatal Clinic of Beni-Suef University Hospital, Beni-Suef, Egypt. Their ages will be ranged from 25-35 years and their body mass index (BMI) will be ranged from 30-35 kg/m
- •All participants are pregnant women at 3rd trimester of pregnancy 28-32 weeks' of gestation diagnosed with late pregnancy physiological lower limbs edema
排除标准
- •Women will be excluded from the study, if they were diagnosed with any risk pregnancy conditions such as pre-eclampsia, heart diseases, gestational diabetes mellitus respiratory diseases causing excessive coughing or sneezing, chronic physical or mental illness, other pain conditions, coagulation disturbances, had any medical condition that would or failed to complete an informed consent form.
研究组 & 干预措施
No Intervention
干预措施: Control group (Other)
Intervention group
干预措施: manual lymphatic drainage massage technique with specific therapeutic exercise (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Ankle and foot circumference
时间窗: 2 month
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Eman Awad
Associate professor of physical therapy for Woman's Health
Beni-Suef University