Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Upper Extremity Lymphedema

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

27

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 11, 2023

Primary Completion Date

September 11, 2024

Study Completion Date

December 11, 2024

Conditions
Quality of LifeLymphedemaHand GraspGripStrengthEdema
Interventions
OTHER

Complex Decongestive Treatment

Complex Decongestive Treatment (manual lymph drainage, skin care, special exercises, compression) approach. It will be applied 5 days a week for 3 weeks

OTHER

Sham transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation

In sham transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation application, the device electrode will be placed in the superior scapha region of the outer ear, where the vagus nerve has no innervation, and no current will be given.Complex Decongestive Therapy and sham transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation.It will be applied 5 days a week for 3 weeks.

OTHER

Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation will be applied in addition to Complex Decongestive Therapy.It will be applied 5 days a week for 3 weeks.

OTHER

Exercise

Patients will undergo lymphedema-specific exercises 5 days a week for 3 weeks.

Trial Locations (2)

34255

Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul

Unknown

Halic University, Istanbul

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Seda Saka

OTHER

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