Lymphedema After Urologic Surgery

Vastra Gotaland Region

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Penile Cancer; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms; Testicular Neoplasms

Treatments: Other: Self-reported lymphedema; Other: Limb volume; Other: Dielectric constant ratio

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05264337

2021-04840

Details and patient eligibility

About

Lymphedema of the extremities is common after lymph node surgery in treating several forms of cancer, e.g., breast cancer. However, very little is known of the occurrence of lymphedema of the lower extremities after urologic surgery with lymph node dissection. This project aims to describe the frequency and grade of lymphedema arising after urologic surgery, using the Lymphedema Quality of Life Questionnaire (LymQOL), Delfin MoistureMeter D, and lower limb volume measurements.

Enrollment: 400 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing urologic surgery with lymph node dissection

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

400 participants in 4 patient groups

Radical Cystectomy

Description:

Patients undergoing radical cystectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection for urinary bladder cancer

Treatment:

Other: Dielectric constant ratio

Other: Limb volume

Other: Self-reported lymphedema

Radical Prostatectomy

Description:

Patients undergoing radical prostatectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection for prostate cancer

Treatment:

Other: Self-reported lymphedema

Retroperitoneal

Description:

Patients undergoing retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer

Treatment:

Other: Self-reported lymphedema

Other

Description:

Patients undergoing other urologic surgery with lymph node dissection of inguinal, iliacal or retroperitoneal lymph nodes

Treatment:

Other: Self-reported lymphedema