The Effect of Manual Lymph Drainage for Cancer Treatment-related External Lymphedema in the Head and Neck - a Pilot and Feasibility Study of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study will evaluate the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial. The future randomized controlled trial will compare two groups following different intensities of manual lymphatic drainage for external head- and neck lymphedema among persons treated with radiotherapy for head- and neck cancer.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• • a previous diagnosis of oropharyngeal cancer (all histological types are accepted)
‣ curative treatment with (chemo)radiotherapy to at least 68Gy at the primary site completed no more than 1 year before the study inclusion
⁃ age \>18 years
⁃ ability to give written and informed consent.
Locations
Other Locations
Sweden
Lund university
RECRUITING
Lund
Contact Information
Primary
Eva Ekvall Hansson, Professor, RPT
eva.ekvall-hansson@med.lu.se
+46462221986
Backup
Agneta Hagren, Registered Nurse
agneta.hagren@med.lu.se
+4646175964
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-10-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-06
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
Experimental: HIT
High-intensity treatment with manual lymphedema drainage.
Other: LIT
Low-intensity treatment with manual lymphedema drainage, which is the standard treatment.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Lund University
Collaborators: Lund University Hospital