Clinical trial · Interventional
Kinesio Taping Versus Compression Garments for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema
Kinesio Taping Versus Compression Garments in the Treatment of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema. Randomized Crossover Trial.
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) tends to become chronic and progressive. Current therapies have modest results for this condition. Compression garments (CG) prevent the worsening of lymphedema and even improve it, during periods between treatments of physical therapy. Kinesio Taping(KT) is being recently used for lymphedema, although little evidence backs it. The aim of this study is to compare the reduction of lymphedema volume with both therapies.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer Lymphedema | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compression Garment | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Kinesio Taping | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Kinesio Taping
- description
- It was done a four week phase with Kinesio Taping in the arm affected with lymphedema.
- interventionNames
- Other: Kinesio Taping
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Compression garment
- description
- It was done a four week phase with Compression garment in the arm affected with lymphedema.
- interventionNames
- Other: Compression Garment
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Estimated volumen of the upper limb.
- timeFrame
- Four weeks during each treatment phase
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Suffering from clinically significant breast cancer-related lymphedema at least since three months ago. 2. Having a Compression Garment suitable for the lymphedema arm Exclusion Criteria: 1. Physiotherapy treatment for lymphedema during the 4 weeks before study start (pre-wash phase). 2. Metastasis breast cancer or other tumour. 3. Treated with systemic chemotherapy and /or radiotherapy at that time 4. Heart Failure or Renal Failure. 5. Using Diuretics. 6. Bilateral axillary lymphadenectomy. 7. Cognitive impairment or delay that impedes understanding the study's instructions.
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