Therapeutic effect of upper limb lymphedema after radical operation of mastocarcinoma with Wen Tong Xiao Zhong Wai Fu Fangh for external wet cover
- Conditions
- pper limb lymphedema after radical operation of mastocarcinomaCancerOther postprocedural disorders of circulatory system, not elsewhere classified
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN43361464
- Lead Sponsor
- Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (China)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 96
1. Aged over 18 years
2. Patients suffering radical operation of mastocarcinoma
3. Patients in Stage 1 and 2 based on the 4 stages of upper limb lymphedema after radical operation of mastocarcinoma sorted by American Physical Therapy Association
4. Local identification of cold pattern, which means the swollen limb feels colder than the normal one and this kind of patients prefers warm than cold, likes hot food and hates cold ones
1. Patients with other diseases, such as phlebitis, lymphangitis or thrombotic diseases, which may cause upper limb edema
2. Patients suffering lymphatic metastasis
3. Pregnant women and nursing mothers
4. Patients having rash, papules, erythema, herpes, exfoliative dermatitis or ulcerative dermatitis in the affected limb's skin
5. Patients received radiation therapy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Clinical efficiency: It is effective when the average upperarm circumference of the swollen limb decrease by 2cm or more.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Disability of Arm- Shoulder- Hand (DASH)