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

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Lymphedema

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02073045

Run by

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

People needed

17

Starts

2013-08-01

Expected to finish

2015-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Case Comprehensive Cancer Center — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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