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

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04785508

Enrollment

Registered

2021-03-08

Start date

2021-02-15

Completion date

2024-07-31

Last updated

2024-01-16

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Conditions

Edema Limbs

Brief 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.

Interventions

DEVICEneuromuscolar tape

neuromuscalar tape application in decompression technique (hand and arm)

BEHAVIORALantigravity arm position

antigravity arm position

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

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.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
circumference's change of 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.	measure tissue edema change by circumference change in specific site of the limb ( index finger, metacarpus, wrist, mid forearm, elbow and upper arm)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
measurement of the intensity of pain	Measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape	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)
movement ability of wrist, hand and arm	measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape	measure angle variation in pronosupination and flexion extension, ulnar and radial deviation of the wrist with articular goniometer
muscle strength measure	measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape	measurement of the handheld gripping force by means of a dynamometer

Countries

Italy

Contacts

Primary ContactMaria Enrica Antoniucci, MD

mariaenrica.antoniucci@policlinicogemelli.it+ 393335492584

Backup ContactMaria Enrica Antoniucci

mariaenrica.antoniucci@policlinicogemelli.it

Outcome results

None listed

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