Muscle Strength, Muscle Endurance, Lower Extremity Function, Aerobic Capacity, Pressure Pain Threshold and Edema in Women with Lipedema: a Case-Control Study

Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Lipedema is a chronic progressive disease that causes disproportionate, painful extremities with abnormal fat distribution. Lipedema is known to cause physical and psychosocial disorders in individuals, but there are very limited studies on this subject. The aim of this study is to evaluate muscle strength, muscle endurance, lower extremity function, aerobic capacity, pressure pain threshold and edema parameters in individuals diagnosed with lipedema and to compare them with individuals without lipedema. Volunteer women aged 18 years and older with lipedema (study group) and without lipedema (control group) will be included in the study. After recording the demographic information of the patients, lower extremity muscle strength will be assessed with the K-force handheld dynamometer, lower extremity muscle endurance with the 30 Second Sit-to-Stand Test, lower extremity function with the Lower Extremity Functional Scale, aerobic capacity with the 6-Minute Walking Test, pressure pain threshold with the Baseline algometer, and edema with the moisturemeter. Data from the study and control groups will be recorded in the SPSS program and compared using the appropriate statistical method.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Women over the age of 18 diagnosed with lipedema

Locations
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Turkey
Gazi University Faculty of Health Sciences
RECRUITING
Ankara
Contact Information
Primary
Miray Haspolat, Doctor of Philosophy
miraybalaman@gmail.com
+ 90 542 792 2639
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-01-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
study group
Women diagnosed with lipedema
control group
Women over the age of 18 who do not have any cardiovascular, orthopedic and/or neurological problems that may affect physical capacity and who do not have diseases such as heart failure or renal failure that may cause general or localized edema.
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Sponsors
Leads: Gazi University

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