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Clinical observation on the treatment of breast cancer related lymphedema with oral and external use of the ZhuShui Decoctio

Not Applicable
Conditions
breast cancer
Registration Number
ITMCTR2200005626
Lead Sponsor
Shanghai Hospital of traditional Chinese Medicine
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria
(1) Older than 18 years old;
(2) breast cancer surgery has been performed, including modified radical mastectomy, radical mastectomy and breast conserving surgery.
(3) there is a clear history of lymph node dissection for breast cancer.
(4) Meet the diagnostic criteria of upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery;
(5) The disease stage accorded with grade I - III, and there was no acute skin infection and cellulitis;
(6) Karnofsky score = 60;
(7) The expected survival time is more than 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria
(1) Severe allergy;
(2) Compression of other tumors, recurrence and metastasis of tumors in the upper arm, upper and lower clavicles or armpits, resulting in compression of veins and lymphatic vessels, and limb edema is not caused by lymph node dissection;
(3) There are severe skin lesions such as macula, eczema, mound infiltration, erythema and exfoliative dermatitis on the local skin of the affected limb;
(4) The affected limb has thrombotic disease, phlebitis, lymphangitis and other vascular and lymphatic diseases;
(5) It is complicated with serious primary diseases such as heart, cerebrovascular, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
blood;Arm circumference;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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