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Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) for Traumatic Brain Injury

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Led By Eva Sevick, PhD
Research Sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up day1,day2,day3,day4,day5
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Study Summary

This trial will test whether a 5-day course of manual lymphatic drainage can improve cognitive outcomes and lymphatic function in people with moderate to severe TBI.

Eligible Conditions
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Neuroinflammation

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~day1,day2,day3,day4,day5
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and day1,day2,day3,day4,day5 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in processing speed, as assessed by the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale -IV
change in Near-Infrared Fluorescence Lymphatic Imaging (NIRF-LI) assessment of lymphatic drainage
change in cognitive test results as assessed by the Multilingual Aphasia Examination III-Controlled Oral Word Association
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Secondary outcome measures
Change in NIRF-LI detected lymphatic drainage

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonLead Sponsor
903 Previous Clinical Trials
320,967 Total Patients Enrolled
HeadStrong FoundationUNKNOWN
Eva Sevick, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Imaging Lymphatic/Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Drainage From the Head and Neck in Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury: Demonstration of Feasibility and Evaluation of Manual Therapy to Improve Drainage and Facilitate Cognitive Recovery
Eva Sevick 2021. "Imaging Lymphatic/Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Drainage From the Head and Neck in Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury: Demonstration of Feasibility and Evaluation of Manual Therapy to Improve Drainage and Facilitate Cognitive Recovery". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05129514.
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