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This study aims to verify the efficacy of the decompression technique of neuromuscular taping on cardiac surgery patients in whom edema of the upper limbs occurs due to post-operative water overload.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| treated group | Experimental | neuromuscolar tape application |
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| control group | Active Comparator | antigravity position |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| neuromuscolar tape | Device | neuromuscalar tape application in decompression technique (hand and arm) |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| circumference's change of index finger, metacarpus, wrist, mid forearm, elbow and upper arm | measure tissue edema change by circumference change in specific site of the limb ( index finger, metacarpus, wrist, mid forearm, elbow and upper arm) | measure in millimeter on first postoperative day: before application of tape; and then, every day for the first 3 days, after tape removing, and before the new application. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| measurement of the intensity of pain | measurement of the intensity of pain during mobilization of fingers, wrist and arm using a VAS scale( 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst possible pain) | Measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape |
| movement ability of wrist, hand and arm |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Maria Enrica Antoniucci, MD | Contact | + 393335492584 | mariaenrica.antoniucci@policlinicogemelli.it | |
| Maria Enrica Antoniucci | Contact | mariaenrica.antoniucci@policlinicogemelli.it |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Enrica Antoniucci, MD | FPG IRCCS | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Maria Enrica Antoniucci | Recruiting | Roma | 00136 | Italy |
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| antigravity arm position | Behavioral | antigravity arm position |
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measure angle variation in pronosupination and flexion extension, ulnar and radial deviation of the wrist with articular goniometer |
| measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape |
| muscle strength measure | measurement of the handheld gripping force by means of a dynamometer | measure every day for the 3 days of treatment, before application of tape |