Lipedema, Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Shear Wave Elastography, Pain, Lipedema
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between disease severity and subcutaneous tissue shearwave elastography findings with pain threshold and quality of life in patients diagnosed with lipedema.
Detailed description
Patients diagnosed with lipedema were divided into 3 stages according to disease severity. Pain level was evaluated with visual analogue scale, pain threshold with algometric measurement, and quality of life with EQ-5D general quality of life scale. All patients underwent measurements using B-mode ultrasound and subcutaneous elastic modulus with shear wave elastography (SWE) imaging of lower limbs at three anatomical levels.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTSWE:B-mode ultrasound and subcutaneous elastic modulus with shear wave elastography at three level
Visual analog scale(VAS):This scale measure in which individuals rate their pain from 0 to 10, with 0 indicating no pain at all and 10 representing the worst pain;pain threshold through algometric measurement; quality of life using the EQ-5D general quality of life scale.
Sponsors
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Female patients diagnosed with lipedema
Exclusion criteria
* under 18 years of age, * Patients with edema of cardiac or nephrogenic origin, diabetes mellitus, thyroid dysfunction, patients with lymphedema or chronic venous insufficiency, oncology patients, * individuals with polyneuropathy, radiculopathy, or advanced degenerative diseases affecting the extremities within the last 6 months, based on clinical findings and medical history. * patients using antiepileptics and antidepressants, * individuals unable to cognitively tolerate participation in the study were also excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Subcutaneous elastic modulus with shear wave elastography (SWE) imaging of lower limbs | 1 day | Measurements using B-mode ultrasound and subcutaneous elastic modulus with shear wave elastography (SWE) imaging of lower limbs at three anatomical levels. |
| Visual analog scale(VAS) | 1 day | Pain levels were assessed using the visual analog scale(VAS) |
| Algometric measurement | 1 day | Pain threshold through algometric measurement |
| EQ-5D general quality of life scale. | 1 day | quality of life using the EQ-5D general quality of life scale. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed