Study	Patients (C/I)	Inclusion criteria	Intervention		Treatment time	Follow-up time	Outcomes/ assessments
Study	Patients (C/I)	Inclusion criteria	Control group	Intervention group	Treatment time	Follow-up time	Outcomes/ assessments
Williams et al. (2002) [13]	30/29	Lymphedema ≥ 3 months after surgery, ≥10% volume difference between arms	Simple lymphatic drainage (SLD)	MLD	12 weeks	12 weeks	Lymphedema volume; trunk swelling; dermis thickness; quality of life; symptoms/ altered sensations
McNeely et al. (2004) [11]	21/24	150 ml Volume difference between arms	Multi-layered compression bandaging	MLD + multi-layered compression bandaging	6 months	60 months	Lymphedema volume
Gradalski et al. (2015) [10]	26/25	≥20% difference between limb volumes	Bandaging + physical exercises + deep diaphragmatic breathing	Bandaging + physical exercises + deep diaphragmatic breathing + MLD	26 weeks	12 months	Lymphedema volume
Tambour et al. (2018) [12]	35/38	Patients after breast cancer surgery; 20 mm circumference difference between arms, ll-lll stage	CDT+ MLD	CDT without MLD	4 weeks	7 months	Volume reduction in arm lymphoedema
Andersen et al. (2000) [8]	21/20	4 months after surgery; 20 mm circumference or 200 ml volume difference between arms	Standard therapy	Standard therapy + MLD	2 weeks	1, 3, 6, 9, 12 months	Volume reduction in arm with lymphoedema
Dayes et al. (2013) [9]	39/56	≥10% Volume difference between arms	Elastic compression garments	Elastic compression garments + MLD	4 weeks	6, 12, 24, 52 weeks	Volume reduction in arm with lymphoedema; quality of life; arm function assessed