Primary Lower Limb Lymphedema Clinical Trial
Official title:
Pilot Efficacy Study of the Stendo Pulsating Suit in Patient With Leg Lymphoedema
This study aims at evaluating the efficacy of the Stendo pulsating suit in patients with a
leg lymphedema hospitalized for intensive Complex Decongestive Physiotherapy (CDP).
This study is a pilot controlled randomized study with two arms.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 25 |
Est. completion date | February 2015 |
Est. primary completion date | February 2015 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Patient with a primary or secondary lympedema clinically diagnosed (Stemmer Sign) of one or two legs. - Patient with a lympedema stage II (persistent) or III according to the classification of the International Society of Lymphoedema (ISL) - Patient aged 18 or more Exclusion Criteria: - Patient with a severe heart, kidney or liver failure, - Patient with an advanced obstructive arterial disease - Patient with a recent and progressive deep venous thrombosis |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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France | CHIC Des Andaines | La FERTE MACE |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Stendo |
France,
Deltombe T, Jamart J, Recloux S, Legrand C, Vandenbroeck N, Theys S, Hanson P. Reliability and limits of agreement of circumferential, water displacement, and optoelectronic volumetry in the measurement of upper limb lymphedema. Lymphology. 2007 Mar;40(1) — View Citation
Mayrovitz HN, Macdonald J, Davey S, Olson K, Washington E. Measurement decisions for clinical assessment of limb volume changes in patients with bilateral and unilateral limb edema. Phys Ther. 2007 Oct;87(10):1362-8. Epub 2007 Aug 7. — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | volume of the most affected leg | Change in % of the volume of the most affected leg according to disk model method | baseline ; after 5 days intensive CDP | Yes |
Secondary | Quality of Life | 36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36) and Visual Analogical Scale | baseline ; after 5 days intensive CDP | No |