Compression vest for the treatment of symptomatic breast/chest wall edema in breast cancer patients

Completed

• Conditions: Borstoedeem; Breast edema; lymph edema; 10006291; 10006232

• Registration Number: NL-OMON42450
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 23 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

- Females, aged 18 years and older.
- Patient treated with surgery and/or radiotherapy for breast cancer, with symptomatic breast edema (e.g. pain).
- Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score of 3 or more.

Exclusion Criteria

- Inability to understand the Dutch language.
- Indicated to undergo radiation treatment of the breast/chestwall within the next 6 months.
- Cardiac complaints.
- Pacemaker.
- Port-a-cath.
- Thrombosis of the arm.
- Pulmonary embolism.
- Pulmonary disease.
- Pregnancy.
- Non-breast cancer related lymph edema.
- Clinical depression or anxiety disorder.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary endpoint is the course of patient reported pain over a 6 month period.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary endpoints are the course of degree of breast edema and quality of<br /><br>life over a 6 month period.</p><br>