Title of the Research: Effect of Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage Combined With Therapeutic Exercises On Lower Limbs Edema During Late Pregnancy

NCT07761741 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: FMBSUREC/07072026/Awad
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Objective of the study is to investigate the effect of adding manual lymphatic drainage massage to classical therapeutic exercises on resolving physiological lower limbs edema in late pregnancy women. The main question to be answered by this study: Does adding manual lymphatic drainage massage to classical therapeutic exercises have effect on resolving physiological lower limbs edema in late pregnancy ? Researchers will compare 2 groups of 60 participants group A (study group) will include participants who will join a physiotherapy plan of care in the form of sessions compose of manual lymphatic drainage massage technique with specific therapeutic exercise as well as wearing compression garments and advice. While, group B will involve control participants who will follow routine care and advice as well as wearing the same compression garments as group A participants.

Conditions

Pregnancy Complication

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Ankle and foot circumference

  2 month

Study Arms (2)

No Intervention

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Other: Control group

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: manual lymphatic drainage massage technique with specific therapeutic exercise

Interventions

manual lymphatic drainage massage technique with specific therapeutic exercise OTHER

Physiotherapy plan of care in the form of sessions compose of manual lymphatic drainage massage technique with specific therapeutic exercise as well as wearing compression garments and advice.

Intervention group

Control group OTHER

Wearing the same compression garments as group A participants.

No Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• a total of 60 women will be recruited from the Antenatal Clinic of Beni-Suef University Hospital, Beni-Suef, Egypt. Their ages will be ranged from 25-35 years and their body mass index (BMI) will be ranged from 30-35 kg/m2. All participants are pregnant women at 3rd trimester of pregnancy 28-32 weeks' of gestation diagnosed with late pregnancy physiological lower limbs edema

You may not qualify if:

• Women will be excluded from the study, if they were diagnosed with any risk pregnancy conditions such as pre-eclampsia, heart diseases, gestational diabetes mellitus respiratory diseases causing excessive coughing or sneezing, chronic physical or mental illness, other pain conditions, coagulation disturbances, had any medical condition that would or failed to complete an informed consent form.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Beni-Suef University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pregnancy Complications

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor of physical therapy for Woman's Health

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 8, 2026
• First Posted: August 12, 2026
• Study Start: August 8, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 15, 2026
• Last Updated: August 12, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08