Effectiveness of Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage

Effectiveness of Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage Versus Conventional Treatment in the Prevention of Perineal Trauma During Labor.

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02960841

Acronym

IMLD

Enrollment

Registered

2016-11-10

Start date

2012-01-31

Completion date

2016-01-31

Last updated

2019-09-23

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Conditions

Lymphatic Diseases

Brief summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage (IMLD) in the reduction of the perineal trauma and the symptoms of vaginal edema, the prevention of complications during the expulsive and the improvement in the postpartum recovery, compared to conventional treatment during the gestation, in women with the second partum. The weekly treatment is performed from the 25th gestational week in women with vulvar edema.

Interventions

OTHERIntracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage

OTHERConventional treatment

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* A sample of 49 second-trimester pregnant women with gestational edema with more than 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

* Primiparous women

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain intensity assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale	5 weeks

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026