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ArticleNPJ microgravity2024

Using noninvasive imaging to assess manual lymphatic drainage on lymphatic/venous responses in a spaceflight analog.

Heather Barnhart, Frank Aviles, Johanna Pannunzio, Nathan Sirkis, Chantel Hubbard, Patrick Hardigan, Sabrina Ginsburg, Harvey Mayrovitz, Kristen A Eckert, M Mark Melin

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Article in NPJ microgravity, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06405282 (The Use of Non-Invasive Imaging Devices), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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NCT06405282 completednot on this map

The Use of Non-Invasive Imaging Devices (NIID) to Detect Temperature Differentiation and Lymphatic/Venous Flow to the Head and Neck During Head Down Tilt Position Before and After Manual Lymphatic Drainage: The NIID Study

TypeobservationalSponsorNova Southeastern UniversityRan2022 to 2022Enrolled15ConditionsFluid Retention Tissue, Perfusion, ComplicationsArmsManual Lymphatic Drainage, Near infrared spectroscopy, Temperature, Tissue Dialectic Constant
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Heather BarnhartDepartment of Physical Therapy, Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Science, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
Frank AvilesHyperbaric Physicians of Georgia, Cumming, GA, USA.
Johanna PannunzioDepartment of Physical Therapy, Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Science, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
Nathan SirkisDepartment of Physical Therapy, Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Science, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-5386-8425
Chantel HubbardDepartment of Physical Therapy, Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Science, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
Patrick HardiganResearch Department; Dr. Kiran C Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6965-1766
Sabrina GinsburgLeonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Harvey MayrovitzDepartment of Medical Education, Dr. Kiran C Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2690-7922
Kristen A EckertStrategic Solutions, Inc., Bozeman, MT, USA.
M Mark MelinGonda Vascular Center, Wound Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. melin.matthew@mayo.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1368-0426

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This retrospective case series (clinicaltrials.gov NCT06405282) used noninvasive imaging devices (NIID) to assess the effect of manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) on dermal/venous fluid distribution, perfusion, and temperature alterations of the head, neck, upper torso, and legs while in the 6-degree head-down tilt validated spaceflight analog. A lymphatic fluid scanner measured tissue dielectric constant levels. Near-infrared spectroscopy assessed perfusion, by measuring tissue oxygenation saturation. Long-wave infrared thermography measured tissue temperature gradients. Fifteen healthy, university students participated. NIID assessments were taken 1 minute after assuming the HDT position and then every 30 minutes, with MLD administered from 180 to 195 minutes. Subjects returned to the sitting position and were assessed at post-225 min NIID demonstrated significant changes from baseline (p < 0.01), although these changes at areas of interest varied. MLD had a reverse effect on all variables. NIID assessment supported the potential use of MLD to mitigate fluid shifts during a spaceflight analog.

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PMID39362907
PMCPMC11450199

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