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CompletedNCT02960841IMLDUpdated Sep 23, 2019

Effectiveness of Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage

A Phase 4 interventional study of Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage and Conventional treatment in Lymphatic Diseases, sponsored by Universidad Europea de Madrid. Completed. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-09-23.

Sponsored by Universidad Europea de Madrid · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
49
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage (IMLD) in the reduction of the perineal trauma and the symptoms of vaginal edema, the prevention of complications during the expulsive and the improvement in the postpartum recovery, compared to conventional treatment during the gestation, in women with the second partum. The weekly treatment is performed from the 25th gestational week in women with vulvar edema.

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Conditions studied

  • Lymphatic Diseases

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In context

Lymphatic Diseases

47 studies on the registry are indexed under Lymphatic Diseases; 11 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 49 is above the median of 30 across 31 interventional studies indexed under Lymphatic Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Universidad Europea de Madrid is the lead sponsor of 94 studies on the registry; 22 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • A sample of 49 second-trimester pregnant women with gestational edema with more than 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Primiparous women
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
49 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage

    Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage technique.

    Other: Intracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage

  • Active comparator
    Conventional treatment

    Conventional treatment active comparator

    Other: Conventional treatment

Interventions

  • OtherIntracavitary Manual Lymphatic Drainage
  • OtherConventional treatment
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain intensity assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale

    Time frame: 5 weeks

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 23, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02960841
Lead sponsor
Universidad Europea de Madrid
Responsible party
Monica de La cueva (Principal Investigator, Universidad Europea de Madrid) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 10, 2016
Start date
Jan 2012
Primary completion
Jan 2016
Completion
Jan 2016
Last update
Sep 23, 2019
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