1. thesis:
* measuring of arm volume by "inverse water-volumetry" (see later)
* measuring of circumference cD
* measuring of circumference cG
* photodocumentation in 2 positions(during each round)
2. thesis
* questionaire for patients
* in the beginning
* after 1 week
* after 2 weeks (at the end of a wearing period)
* questionaire for study nurse (at the end of a wearing period)
Age
18–any
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
women with a secondary arm-lymphedema for at least 3 months
willingness to wear compression arm-sleeves for at least 12 hours per day
maintenance phase, where no significant further reduction of arm-volume can be achieved
lymphedema in stadium 1 or 2
age: at least 18 years
signed consent form by the patient
sufficient knowledge in national language
You may not be if
edema not completely reduced to "maintenance phase"
immobilized patient
acute deep vein thrombosis in arm
directly after arm-vein-thrombosis
acute arm erysipelas
malignant edema
existent lipedema
arterial occlusion
distinctive neuropathy in upper limbs
neurinoma in upper limbs
chronic pain after plastic surgery in upper limbs, shoulder or breast
change in drug treatment, that can influence edema situation during the study
pregnant women
breast giving mothers
not signed consent form
participation in a second clinical trial
Clareo Health | Therapeutical Assessment of Compression Armsleeves for Lymphatic Indications
