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The ultrasound imaging could be used to examine the thickness of dermis and the space between dermis and subcutaneous tissue. Whether the measurement of ultrasound imaging correlate to other measurement of edema is unknown.
The purpose of this study is to investigate
Our hypothesis :
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| control group | Active Comparator | self massage, skin care education, manual lymph drainage exercise, compression garment |
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| manual lymph drainage group | Active Comparator | manual lymph drainage by a physical therapist, skin care education, manual lymph drainage exercise, compression garment |
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| experimental group | Experimental | epidermis fascia taping by a physical therapist, skin care education, manual lymph drainage exercise, compression garment |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| self massage | Other | self massage, skin care education, manual lymph drainage exercise, compression garment |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| thickness of epidermis and dermis | 10 mins |
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Inclusion criteria:
1. skin problems on affected side 2. neurological sign involved affected side, ex:stroke, brachial plexus impairment 3. involved other diseases may cause extremity edema, ex: heart failure or chronic kidney disease (stage one to stage five) 4. have medicine which may cause extremity edema 5. pregnant
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jing-Lan Yang | Contact | 886-2-23123456-67564 | yangjinglan@gmail.com | |
| SHU-FEN WANG, PhD | Contact | 886-972651068 | shwufenwang@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jing-Lan Yang | National Taiwan University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Taiwan University Hospital | Recruiting | Taipei | 110 | Taiwan |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001943 | Breast Neoplasms |
| D004487 | Edema |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D001941 | Breast Diseases |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000073297 | Manual Lymphatic Drainage |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008405 | Massage |
| D064746 | Therapy, Soft Tissue |
| D026201 | Musculoskeletal Manipulations |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
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| manual lymph drainage | Other | manual lymph drainage by a physical therapist, skin care education, manual lymph drainage exercise, compression garment |
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| epidermis fascia taping | Other | epidermis fascia taping by a physical therapist, skin care education, manual lymph drainage exercise, compression garment |
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| D017437 |
| Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D013812 |
| Therapeutics |
| D004322 | Drainage |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |