NCT06521268

Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Lymphedema

Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Lymphedema Volume, Subcutaneous Tissue Thickness, Upper Extremity Functioning, Sleep Quality, and Quality of Life in Upper Extremity Lymphedema Treatment: a Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Biruni University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of inspiratory muscle training on lymphedema volume, subcutaneous tissue thickness, upper extremity functionality and sleep quality in the treatment of upper extremity lymphedema. Two groups included 24 patients with lymphedema will be divided into gropus (intervetion and control) and they will compare each other.

Detailed description

All patients will be treated 5 days a week, 4 weeks, with each session lasting 45-60 minutes. While only decongestive treatment will be applied to the control group, inspiratory muscle training will be given to the interventional group in addition to decongestive treatment. Evaluations of the patients will be made before and after of 4-week treatment program.

Conditions

• Lymphedema

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Inspiratory muscle training	Inspiratory muscle training
OTHER	Decongestive treatment	Decongestive treatment

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-01
• Primary completion: 2026-05-01
• Completion: 2027-05-15
• First posted: 2024-07-25
• Last updated: 2025-07-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)