NCT04691310

The Efficacy of Kinesio Taping on Lymphedema Following Head and Neck Cancer Therapy

The Efficacy of Kinesio Taping on Neck Lymphedema Following Head and Neck Cancer Therapy: Double Blind Randomized Placebo Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 58 (actual)
• Sponsor: Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Purpose off the study is investigating to efficacy of kinesio taping on neck lymphedema after the head and neck cancer therapy.

Detailed description

The neck lymphedema is a multidirectional process that depends on lymphatic circulation issues. The lymphedema can be treated using such as therapies, drugs or surgeries. There are few techniques for treatment of neck lymphedema and also in our best knowledge the kinesio taping therapy on lymphedema following neck cancer therapy had not been investigated or published. The study will assess the efficacy of kinesio taping in neck lymphedema with manual therapy after the head and neck cancer treatment.

Conditions

• Lymphedema
• Head and Neck Cancer
• Kinesio Taping
• Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Kinesio Tex Gold	The Kinesio Tex Gold is a kinesio tape that had been certified and patented.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-12-31
• Primary completion: 2021-02-28
• Completion: 2021-02-28
• First posted: 2020-12-31
• Last updated: 2021-08-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study