NCT06168630

Effects of Manual Lymph Drainage on Breast Engorgement in Postpartum Period.

Effects of Manual Lymph Drainage on Breast Engorgement, Pain and Self Efficacy in Postpartum Period.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 25 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

There have been many studies on the treatment of breast engorgement, there is a lack of research comparing the effectiveness of manual lymph drainage with massage. Therefore, this study will be a randomized controlled trial that aims to compare the effects of manual lymph drainage with massage on breast engorgement, pain, and self efficacy in the postpartum period.

Detailed description

The study will be a randomized controlled trial and will be conducted in Jinnah hospital, Lahore. This study will be completed in time duration of 10 months after the approval of synopsis. Non probability convenience sampling technique will be used and 35 participants will be recruited in study after randomization. The subjects will be divided into two groups and the group A will receive manual lymph drainage and group B will receive massage whereas cold pack will be used as a baseline treatment. The tools that will be used for pre and post treatment assessment are NPRS, 6 point self rated engorgement scale and breast feeding self efficacy questionnaire. The data will be assessed after 5 days of treatment using 2 tailed t test. After data collection data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 25.

Conditions

• Postpartum

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Manual lymph drainage	It consists of patients who will receive manual lymph drainage everyday for 5 days. The subject's position will be supine with their knees bent. Every session will be of 45 minutes. Manual lymph drainage will with abdominal lymph drainage, after which central lymph stimulation will be performed. Then, by stimulating the bilateral axillary lymph nodes, the flow of fluid over the right and left breasts will be directed toward the axillary lymph nodes. While the patients in the prone position, bilateral axillary lymph nodes will be stimulated, and each manual lymph drainage will be performed from the dorsum to the axillary lymph node .
OTHER	Control group	The other group will receive massage for 20 minutes every day for 5 days from first day of treatment. Massage will be done using the index and middle fingers in a spiral motion towards the nipples.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-05
• Primary completion: 2024-01-01
• Completion: 2024-01-10
• First posted: 2023-12-13
• Last updated: 2023-12-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan