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Could reapplying compression bandages three times a day beat the standard Once-Daily treatment for lymphedema?

NCT ID NCT07708662

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Universiteit Antwerpen Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jul 16, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study compares two ways of treating chronic leg swelling (lymphedema) using compression bandages. One group receives the standard treatment with a single bandage application each day, while the other group applies the bandage three times daily. The goal is to see if the more frequent approach reduces swelling faster and helps maintain results over a year. The trial involves 160 adults with lower-limb chronic edema who can follow instructions in Dutch.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
boosted compression therapy (three daily applications of a multicomponent short stretch compression bandage)
What this could lead to
If it works, this approach could shorten the time needed to reduce swelling and improve long-term management of chronic leg edema.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively small trial (160 participants) and the added burden of reapplying bandages three times daily may reduce patient adherence or not prove more effective than standard care.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

lymphedema

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CHRONIC EDEMA LYMPHEDEMA

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Antwerp University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Edegem, Antwerp, 2650, Belgium

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  • Ghent University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Ghent, East Flanders, 9000, Belgium

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  • University Hospital Leuven

    RECRUITING

    Leuven, Brabant, 3000, Belgium

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  • University of Antwerp

    RECRUITING

    Wilrijk, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium

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