Manual Lymph Drainage for External Lymphedema
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorLund University
About this trial
This study will evaluate the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial. The future randomized controlled trial will compare two groups following different intensities of manual lymphatic drainage for external head- and neck lymphedema among persons treated with radiotherapy for head- and neck cancer.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
• a previous diagnosis of oropharyngeal cancer (all histological types are accepted)
curative treatment with (chemo)radiotherapy to at least 68Gy at the primary site completed no more than 1 year before the study inclusion
age >18 years
ability to give written and informed consent.
Disqualifiers
• pregnancy
surgery or Botox injections in the tissue of the head and neck area
Locoregional deep infection i.e., suspected abscess at the scheduled time points for measurements.
prior daily treatment with Self MLD
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- HIT
- LIT
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Lund University
Lead sponsor
Lund University Hospital
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov