The Use of Bioimpedance to Determine Pre-Clinical Lymphedema in the Post-Operative Breast Cancer Patient

NCT ID: NCT01521000

Last Updated: 2012-01-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-07-31

Study Completion Date

2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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Primary Objective: To determine whether early intervention (with garment sleeve and gauntlet) in patients with pre-clinical lymphedema can halt the progression of lymphedema.

Secondary Objectives:To evaluate whether bioimpedance is an accurate, reliable method to measure pre-clinical and clinical lymphedema.

Tertiary Objective: To determine whether bioimpedance analysis is better than the gold standard of volume displacement to measure lymphedema.

The successful completion of this study will address whether bioimpedance analysis is a reliable, accurate method to measure pre-clinical and clinical lymphedema. In addition, we intend to evaluate whether bioimpedance analysis is better than the gold standard of volume displacement for measuring lymphedema. And most importantly, we will evaluate whether a short trial of compression garments in women identified to have pre-clinical lymphedema can actually halt the progression of disease. Bryn Mawr Hospital would propose to publish the research and findings of this study, which may have future bearing on the post-operative therapeutic management of subjects with pre-clinical lymphedema following axillary surgery.

Study Design:Randomized, Pilot Study

Detailed Description

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Primary Objective: To determine whether early intervention (with garment sleeve and gauntlet) in patients with pre-clinical lymphedema can halt the progression of lymphedema.

Secondary Objectives:To evaluate whether bioimpedance is an accurate, reliable method to measure pre-clinical and clinical lymphedema.

Tertiary Objective: To determine whether bioimpedance analysis is better than the gold standard of volume displacement to measure lymphedema.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Observation

Observation arm will continue to be followed with serial L-Dex and water volume displacement methods.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

Garment Sleeve

Intervention Type DEVICE

compression sleeve (20 to 30 mm of Hg)

Intervention-garment sleeve

If the L-Dex is outside the normal range, or has increased 10 units from baseline, the patient will then be randomized to wear a compression sleeve (20 to 30 mm of Hg) daily for 4 weeks or observation (no sleeve). After 4 weeks, L-Dex measurements and water volume displacement will be reassessed in the treatment group.

Group Type OTHER

Garment Sleeve

Intervention Type DEVICE

compression sleeve (20 to 30 mm of Hg)

Interventions

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Garment Sleeve

compression sleeve (20 to 30 mm of Hg)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* are female
* have operable, early stage breast cancer stage 0 - IIIA
* undergo axillary evaluation with either sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary lymph node dissection
* are aged \> 18 years of age at the date of enrollment
* are willing to sign an informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

* are male
* have had a bilateral axillary surgery
* do not undergo axillary evaluation
* are a minor
* cannot consider the issues involved in making an informed and autonomous decision.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sharpe-Strumia Research Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Main Line Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Andrea V Barrio, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Bryn Mawr Hospital

Locations

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Comprehensive Breast Center at Bryn Mawr Hospital

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Marita Truax, RN, BSN

Role: CONTACT

484-337-8712

Eileen A Morgans, RN,BSN,CBCN

Role: CONTACT

484-337-8744

Other Identifiers

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F/N-R10-2932B

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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