Clinical trial · Interventional
Effects of Physiotherapy in the Treatment of Lymphedema After Breast Cancer
Effects of Physiotherapy in the Maintenance Phase in the Treatment of Lymphedema After Breast Cancer
- 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)
Lymphedema related to breast cancer is one of the main complications after breast cancer treatment. Manual lymphatic drainage appears as a technique which could be applied in the treatment of lymphedema along with other techniques. The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of a physiotherapy program based on manual lymphatic drainage on the treatment of lymphedema after breast cancer, during the stabilization or maintenance phase of complex decongestant therapy. Therefore, a randomized, blinded, crossover clinical trial is suggested to assess the effect of an intensive physiotherapy intervention on the treatment of lymphedema in its maintenance phase, in comparison with a control group without physiotherapy treatment. The cytometry, displaced water volume, thickness of the lymphedema with ultrasound, dynamometry and sensation of heaviness, pain and tension of the upper limb will be evaluated.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphedema of Upper Limb | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual lymphatic drainage | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group 1
- description
- Group 1 receives treatment A for 4 weeks. Afterwards, a period of washing or bleaching should be allowed in order to be sure that the effects of the intervention have disappeared. This period will last 2 months during which the usual treatment for LGA patients will be carried out, which consists of 2 monthly physiotherapy sessions, in this way it is intended that the subjects are in the initial state (as before the start of the first intervention). After this washout period, treatment B was applied to group 1.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Manual lymphatic drainage
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Group 2
- description
- Group 2 receives treatment B for 4 weeks. Afterwards, a period of washing or bleaching should be allowed in order to be sure that the effects of the intervention have disappeared. This period will last 2 months during which the usual treatment for LGA patients will be carried out, which consists of 2 monthly physiotherapy sessions, in this way it is intended that the subjects are in the initial state (as before the start of the first intervention). After this washout period, treatment A was applied to group 2 .
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Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women included in the lymphedema treatment maintenance program through the Galician Lymphedema Association * Women with secondary unilateral lymphedema after breast cancer Exclusion Criteria: * Women undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment. * Severe systemic or neurological disease
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