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

Italy10 participantsStarted 2021-02-15

Plain-language 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.

Who can participate

SexALL

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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.

What they're measuring

circumference's change of index finger, metacarpus, wrist, mid forearm, elbow and upper arm

Timeframe: 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.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04785508

SponsorFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-06

Contact for this trial

Maria Enrica Antoniucci, MD

+ 393335492584 mariaenrica.antoniucci@policlinicogemelli.it

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