Health-related quality of life in postmastectomy lymphedema patients

Completed

• Conditions: Postmastectomy lymphedema; Cancer

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13242080
• Lead Sponsor: King Saud University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-04-07
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Females aged between 50 and 70 years
2. Unilateral mastectomy for stage I and II breast cancer
3. Completed radiotherapy and chemotherapy sessions
4. Developed lymphedema more than 3cm compared to contralateral extremity

Exclusion Criteria

1. Primary lymphedema
2. Bilateral lymphedema
3. Pulmonary edema
4. Congestive heart failure
5. Contraindications limiting therapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Pain measured using the visual analogue score (VAS) at baseline, 4th week and 6th week<br>2. Health-related Quality of Life, evaluated with the EORTC QLQ C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23 questionnaires<br><br>Measurements were taken at baseline, 4 and 6 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life measured using European Organization of Research and Treatment for Cancer quality of life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the EORTC QLQ-BR23 breast cancer-specific questionnaire.<br><br>Measured at baseline, 4th week and 6th week.