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A Study of a Comprehensive Prevention Program to Reduce Lymphedema After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in People With Breast Cancer
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Summary
The purpose of this study to test whether a comprehensive program may help the lymph fluid to drain out of the arm and prevent lymphedema in participants with breast cancer.
Official title: A Prospective Cohort Study of Patients Undergoing ALND for Treatment of Breast Cancer: The Efficacy of a Comprehensive Prevention Program in Decreasing the Incidence of Lymphedema and Improving Quality of Life
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
285
Start Date
2023-11-16
Completion Date
2030-03-16
Last Updated
2025-11-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction
Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction will happen at the time of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
Volumetric arm measurements
Volumetric arm measurements will occur at each in-person postoperative visit time points.
Lymphatic massage
Participants will begin self-directed lymphatic massage 24 to 48 h after surgery and will continue to do lymphatic massage 3 times a week for 3 months after surgery or until 3 months after any adjuvant treatments (chemotherapy, radiation, etc.) are completed
Range of motion exercises
Participants will begin self-directed lymphatic massage 24 to 48 h after surgery and will continue to do lymphatic massage 3 times a week for 3 months after surgery or until 3 months after any adjuvant treatments (chemotherapy, radiation, etc.) are completed
Compression garment use
Participants will use compression garments 24 to 48 h after surgery and will continue daily use for at least 8 h a day for 3 months or until 3 months after any adjuvant treatments are completed
Locations (7)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)
Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
Harrison, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)
Uniondale, New York, United States