Electric baths may ease Post-Mastectomy swelling
NCT ID NCT06753175
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether adding underwater electrical stimulation to standard therapy helps women with arm swelling after mastectomy. Sixty women received either standard therapy alone or standard therapy plus the electrical bath. The goal was to see if the combination reduced pain, swelling, and improved quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- underwater galvanic stimulation by 4-cell bath
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new, non-drug way to ease pain and swelling in women with lymphedema after breast cancer surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 60 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the device is not widely available.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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30 to 55 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * ▪ Female patients with lymphedema post mastectomy * Aged 30-55 years * No history of cardiac or renal disease * No contraindications to electrotherapy * All patients enrolled to the study will have their informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * ▪ Cardiac diseases. * Patients with active cancer * Patients with pacemakers or other implantable devices * Patients with a history of seizures or epilepsy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
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