Assessment of Muscle Strength and Volume Changes in Patients With Breast Cancer- Related Lymphedema

Ege University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lymphedema Arm; Lymphedema; Surgical

Treatments: Other: Complete Decongestion Therapy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03945838

LymphHG

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to find whether complete decongestive therapy used in breast cancer-related lymphedema has an effect on muscle strength in the affected arm, while assessing the efficacy of the therapy itself. 74 patients with breast cancer related lymphedema were included in this study. Patients were taken their demographic and clinical history and were evaluated with measurements of extremity volumes and hand grip strengths using a hand dynamometer before and after the complete decongestive therapy. Data were then assessed using relevant statistical methods.

Enrollment: 74 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having had mastectomy or breast conserving surgery
• Having a certain diagnosis of lymphedema with a difference in arm circumferences more than 1 cm

Exclusion criteria

• The subjects with active infection or cancer with metastases, the ones who didn't accept the complete decongestive therapy, patients with vascular disease, rheumatic disease, upper limb deformity, any upper limb surgery history, bilateral lymphedema or a history of transplantation were excluded

Trial design

74 participants in 1 patient group

Breast cancer related lymphedema

Description:

All patients were included in the complete decongestive therapy programme. This therapy includes patient education, skin care, exercises, manual lymphatic drainage (self), and compression bandage therapy.

Treatment:

Other: Complete Decongestion Therapy