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

Edema Limbs Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04785508
• Other study ID #: 2672
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 15, 2021
• Est. completion date: July 2024

Study information

• Verified date: January 2024
• Source: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
• Contact: Maria Enrica Antoniucci, MD
• Phone: + 393335492584
• Email: mariaenrica.antoniucci[@]policlinicogemelli.it
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 10
• Est. completion date: July 2024
• Est. primary completion date: June 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

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.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Edema
• Edema Limbs

Intervention

Device:
• neuromuscolar tape
neuromuscalar tape application in decompression technique (hand and arm)

Behavioral:
• antigravity arm position
antigravity arm position

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Italy	Maria Enrica Antoniucci	Roma

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	circumference's change of index finger, metacarpus, wrist, mid forearm, elbow and upper arm	measure tissue edema change by circumference change in specific site of the limb ( 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.
Secondary	measurement of the intensity of pain	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)	Measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape
Secondary	movement ability of wrist, hand and arm	measure angle variation in pronosupination and flexion extension, ulnar and radial deviation of the wrist with articular goniometer	measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape
Secondary	muscle strength measure	measurement of the handheld gripping force by means of a dynamometer	measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape