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ower Extremity Lymphedema Incidence and Quality of Life Following Surgery or Concurrent Chemoradiation for Gynecologic Cancer : A Prospective Trial

Recruiting
Conditions
eg edemaGynecologic cancerUnderwent surgical staging with pelvic lymph node dissection
Lower extremity lymphedema
Cervical cancer, Endometrial cancer, Quality of life in gynecologic cancer
Registration Number
TCTR20240409005
Lead Sponsor
none
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
226
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients age 18 to 90 years, not pregnant or breastfeed
2. Diagnosed of Endometrial cancer or cervical cancer (histological proved) and had underwent CT or MRI for diagnosis
3. Not received any main treatment except the conization
4. Received main treatment as surgical staging with pelvic lymphadenectomy or concurrent chemoradiation
5. Be able to answer the questionnaire and to assess leg volume measurement
6. agree to participate

Exclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosed of DVT or leg cellulitis
2. Alteration of conciousness or unable to answer the questionnaire
3. unable to communicate in Thai
4. Stage IV cancer with main treatment of chemotherapy

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
incidence ot lower extremity lymphedema in each gynecologic cancer baseline and 4-6 weeks after primary treatment, and 3 months post treament (in some patients) measurement of leg volume
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of life assessment baseline, 4-6 weeks after primary treatment, 3 months after treatment (in some patients) Questionnaire EORTC QLQ-CX24 (cervical cancer) or EORTC QLQ-EN24 (endometrial cancer) ,validate lymphedema questionnaire baseline, 4-6 weeks post treatment, 3 months post treatment in some patient Questionnaire of 13-item lymphedema compare to leg volume ,factors associated with lymphedema - logistic regression analysis
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