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 1. The reliability of measurement of edema using ultrasound imaging, and the correlation of measurement of ultrasound with other measurement tools. 2. The different effect of edema control by manual lymph drainage technique and epidermis taping technique, and the cost-effective assessment. Our hypothesis : 1. The measurement of edema with ultrasound imaging is a reliable method and correlate with other edema measurement with moderate correlation. 2. Ultrasound measurement could demonstrate different effect of manual lymph drainage and epidermis taping, and different cost-effectiveness analysis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
90
self massage, skin care education, manual lymph drainage exercise, compression garment
manual lymph drainage by a physical therapist, skin care education, manual lymph drainage exercise, compression garment
epidermis fascia taping by a physical therapist, skin care education, manual lymph drainage exercise, compression garment
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
RECRUITINGthickness of epidermis and dermis
Time frame: 10 mins
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