Table 2.
The effects of complete decongestive therapy (CDT) in lipoedema treatment assessed by volume measurement.
| Ref. | Number of Subjects | Subjects Excluded |
Duration | Measurement Method | Intervention | Mean Volume Prior Intervention | Mean Volume after Intervention | Reported p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [26] | 23 | 0 | 5 sessions per week for on average 24 days | Perometer 400 NT | MLD, Compression therapy, IPC |
Right-13.5 L Left-13 L |
Right-12.8 L Left-12.6 |
Right < 0.001 Left < 0.001 |
| [25] | 33 | 2 | 5 sessions a week for 6 weeks | Kuhnke’s disc method | CDT and exercise (n = 11) |
Right-11.9 L Left-12 L |
Right-10.7 L Left-10.8 L |
Right < 0.001 Left < 0.001 |
| IPC and exercise (n = 10) |
Right-10.9 L Left-10.5 L |
Right-10.2 L Left-10 L |
Right-0.022 Left-0.031 |
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| Exercise only (n = 10) |
Right-12.3 L Left-11.9 L |
Right-11.7 L Left-11.3 L |
Right-0.028 Left-0.023 |
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| [20] | 7 | 0 | 12 × 90 min sessions of SAT therapy over 4 weeks | Kuhnke’s disc method | SAT manual therapy |
Right-13 L Left-13 L |
Right-12 L Left-11 L |
Right < 0.007 Left < 0.002 |
| [17] | 23 | 0 | 5 days—one treatment daily | Kuhnke’s disc method | CDT (n = 13) |
Right-17.7 L Left-17.9 L |
Right-16.9 L Left-16.8 L |
Right-0.0011 Left-0.001 |
| CDT and IPC (n = 10) |
Right-15.3 L Left-15.4 L |
Right-14.2 L Left-14 L |
Right-0.000958 Left-0.00039 |
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| [27] | 3 | 2 | 8 months | Bioimpedance | MLD, aquatic exercises, anti-inflammatory diet | 19.6 | 18.4 | <0.001 |
| 5 months | 23.7 | 21.8 | <0.001 | |||||
| 11 months | 32.5 | 21.8 | <0.001 | |||||
| [21] | 7 | 0 | 12 × 90 min sessions of SAT therapy over 4 weeks | Kuhnke’s disc method | SAT manual therapy | 12.9 | 12 | 0.007 |
| [28] | 38 | 0 | 5 days—one treatment daily | Kuhnke’s disc method | CDT (n = 21) | 16.5 | 15.6 | <0.05 |
| Control group—no treatment (n = 17) | 15.5 | 15.4 | N/A |