LymphAssistTM at Home (LAAH)

NCT ID: NCT05456568

Last Updated: 2023-10-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-07-06

Study Completion Date

2023-09-25

Brief Summary

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Lymphoedema is a life-long condition causing long-term swelling affecting people physically, mentally and socially. Daily self-management covers four main areas (skin care, activity / movement, compression and massage / light touch). Intensive clinic-based treatments are available alongside usual care, including intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC). Recent studies have explored the feasibility, acceptability and impact of home-based IPC. This study will further our understanding of home-based IPC in a Value-Based procurement study.

Detailed Description

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Lymphoedema is a life-long condition causing long-term swelling. Lymphoedema mainly affects the extremities (arms / legs) and can occur at any age, affecting people physically, mentally and socially. Usual care focuses on life-long and daily self-management over four main areas (skin care, activity, compression and massage / light touch). Intensive clinic-based treatments are available alongside usual care. Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) helps move the lymph (fluid associated with the swelling) to offer comfort and reduce pain. Lymphoedema Services in Wales currently offer IPC in a clinic setting, despite reports suggesting that home use is helpful. To know more about this, this study will look to see if home use:

* Improves clinical and patient reported outcomes
* Is a good use of time and costs (efficient)
* Provides benefits that outweigh the cost of buying the IPC equipment

This study will recruit 40 patients with lymphoedema to use IPC daily at home for 12-weeks alongside their usual care. Information will be collected before and after the study including clinical measures (swelling, skin problems), patient reported outcomes (symptoms, quality of life) and experience. The study will compare the costs of procuring the IPC equipment with any benefits gained or costs avoided (less infections or hospital care). Participants will also be offered the chance to talk about their experiences of using IPC during an interview. Findings will be shared by publication and presentation. If the benefits are shown, lymphoedema services might be able to provide IPC for routine use at home through Value-Based procurement.

Conditions

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Lymphedema Arm Lymphedema of Leg

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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All participants

All participants will use IPC daily at home for 12 weeks alongside usual and standard care

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

LymphAssistTM Professional

Intervention Type DEVICE

An intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) device that mimics manual lymphatic drainage. Participants use the device daily for 12 weeks alongside their usual and standard lymphoedema care

Interventions

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LymphAssistTM Professional

An intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) device that mimics manual lymphatic drainage. Participants use the device daily for 12 weeks alongside their usual and standard lymphoedema care

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Hydroven 12

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Confirmed diagnosis of lymphoedema (either primary or secondary) affecting lower or upper limbs
* Known to local lymphoedema services and receiving ongoing treatment for their lymphoedema
* Age 18 and over
* Able to given informed written consent
* Able to safely use the Pump, following written and / or verbal instruction in English or Welsh

Exclusion Criteria

* Cognitive impairment / unable to safely use the Pump at home
* Truncal / root of extremity oedema
* Known or suspected deep vein thrombosis
* Known or suspected pulmonary embolism
* Thrombophlebitis
* Active or suspected cellulitis
* Severe peripheral neuropathy
* Uncontrolled or severe congestive heart failure
* Pulmonary oedema
* Ischaemic vascular disease
* Active cancer / metastases affecting the area of lymphoedema / undergoing cancer treatment
* Untreated ulcer / wounds
* Urinary of faecal incontinence (for patients with lower limb lymphoedema only)
* History of clostridium difficile
* Unable to communicate in English or Welsh
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Lymphoedema Wales Clinical Network

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Swansea University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Huntleigh Healthcare Ltd

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Swansea Bay University Health Board

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Marie Gabe-Walters, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Lymphoedema Wales

Locations

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Swansea Bay University Health Board

Swansea, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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LymphAssist at home Protocol

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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