Is Ozone Therapy an Effective Treatment for Lipedema? Comparison of Systemic and Local Ozone Treatments

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Lipedema is a disease characterized by enlargement of the subcutaneous tissue and is observed only in the female population. Recently, the inflammatory cascade has been suggested to be the initiator of lipoedema and to play a role in its progression. The presence of pain in the involved areas is the most important symptom affecting the patient's QoL. In the literature, ozone therapy is used both locally and systemically in many diseases in which inflammation is involved in the etiopathogenesis. There are many studies on plantar fasciitis, lateral epicondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, etc. In addition to its anti-inflammatory properties, ozone therapy, which has analgesic and aseptic properties, has not been found in the literature in patients with lipedema. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ozone therapy on pain symptoms and subcutaneous tissue thickness in patients with lipedema and to compare local and systemic ozone applications in these patients.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• To have been diagnosed with clinical lipedema.

• Pain assessed by VAS of 5 or more

• Being a woman

• Being between 18-65 years old

Locations
Other Locations
Turkey
Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
RECRUITING
Ankara
Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Ankara
Contact Information
Primary
Başak Mansız Kaplan, MD,AssocProf
basakmansiz@hotmail.com
+905358582176
Backup
Ayşegül Yaman, MD
+905052423917
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-03-25
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-08-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 45
Treatments
Experimental: Systemic ozone therapy
1 session of 40 gamma per week, a total of three weeks of major ozone therapy will be applied
Experimental: Local ozone therapy
10 gamma local ozone injection per week, a total of three weeks will be performed 5 times with 1 cm intervals to the painful points of the patient.
Experimental: Both systemic and local ozone therapy
1 session of 40 gamma per week, a total of three weeks of major ozone therapy will be applied and also 10 gamma local ozone injection per week, a total of three weeks will be performed 5 times with 1 cm intervals to the painful points of the patient.
Sponsors
Leads: Ankara Etlik City Hospital

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