Intensive Education in Increasing Understanding of Lymphedema in Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Surgery

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

17 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-08-31

Study Completion Date

2015-09-30

Brief Summary

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This pilot clinical trial studies intensive education in increasing understanding of lymphedema in patients with breast cancer undergoing surgery. Lymphedema is the build-up of fluids in the arm (or other extremity) after surgery. Providing written educational handouts and verbal education on the risk factors and symptoms of lymphedema may improve patients' ability to identify symptoms of lymphedema after surgery.

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Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the patient's increased knowledge of lymphedema signs/symptoms after education.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. The participant may detect lymphedema signs/symptoms at an early stage by having a pre-surgery comparison of bilateral upper extremities (BUE) circumferential measures to the 3 month post-surgery measures.

OUTLINE:

Participants complete a five question survey, designed by the Occupational Therapy staff, as an instrument to assess a patient's knowledge of lymphedema signs/symptoms before surgery. An Occupational Therapist (OT), Physical Therapist (PT), and/or Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT) provide written handouts to participants on the pathophysiology, signs, symptoms, and treatment of lymphedema. Participants repeat the survey at 3 months post-surgery. BUE circumferential measurements are also collected before surgery and at 3 months post-surgery.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer Lymphedema

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Supportive care (lymphedema education)

In an educational intervention, participants complete a five question lymphedema survey, designed by the Occupational Therapy staff, as an instrument to assess a patient's knowledge of lymphedema signs/symptoms before surgery. An OT, PT, and/or CLT provide written handouts to participants on the pathophysiology, signs, symptoms, and treatment of lymphedema. Participants repeat the survey at 3 months post-surgery. BUE circumferential measurements are also collected before surgery and at 3 months post-surgery.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

educational intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Receive educational handouts

lymphedema survey

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Interventions

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educational intervention

Receive educational handouts

Intervention Type OTHER

lymphedema survey

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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intervention, educational

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants will be diagnosed with breast cancer; the participants will be scheduled for a lumpectomy or a mastectomy at UH GMC Seidman Cancer Center
* They must understand written, verbal, and/or recorded survey questioning English

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals with previous radiation treatments to the breast or axilla areas
* Prior diagnosis of lymphedema
* Persons that do not speak English
* Those unwilling to participate in the follow-up call 3 months post-surgery

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No