Tessa De Vrieze, Nick Gebruers, Ines Nevelsteen, Sarah Thomis, An De Groef, Wiebren A A Tjalma, Jean-Paul Belgrado, Liesbeth Vandermeeren, Chris Monten, Marianne Hanssens, Anne Asnong, Lore Dams, Elien Van der Gucht, An-Kathleen Heroes, Nele Devoogdt
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of fluoroscopy-guided manual lymph drainage (MLD) versus that of traditional and placebo MLD, when added to decongestive lymphatic therapy (DLT) for the treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), on the suprafascial accumulation of lymphatic fluid and skin elasticity. METHODS: In this multicenter, 3-arm, double-blind randomized controlled trial (EFforT-BCRL trial), 194 participants (mean age = 61 [SD = 10] years) with unilateral BCRL were recruited...
October 9, 2022: Physical Therapy