NCT01899482

Manual Lymphatic Drainage in Chronic Venous Insufficiency: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 41 (actual)
• Sponsor: Technical University of Lisbon · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare functional status and quality of life of a group of patients with chronic venous insufficiency treated with manual lymphatic drainage with a group not treated with manual lymphatic drainage. Investigators hypothesized that manual lymphatic drainage can improve: * quality of life, * functional status, * calf muscle strength, * ankle range of motion, * edema, * severity of disease, * and symptoms.

Conditions

• Chronic Venous Insufficiency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Manual Lymphatic Drainage
BEHAVIORAL	Education	Behavioral education.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-07-01
• Primary completion: 2013-10-01
• Completion: 2013-10-01
• First posted: 2013-07-15
• Last updated: 2016-03-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Portugal