Effect of Intensive Education on Breast Cancer Patient's Understanding of Lymphedema
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 终止
- 入组人数
- 17
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Improvement in participant's knowledge of lymphedema
研究概览
简要总结
This pilot clinical trial studies intensive education in increasing understanding of lymphedema in patients with breast cancer undergoing surgery. Lymphedema is the build-up of fluids in the arm (or other extremity) after surgery. Providing written educational handouts and verbal education on the risk factors and symptoms of lymphedema may improve patients' ability to identify symptoms of lymphedema after surgery.
详细描述
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To assess the patient's increased knowledge of lymphedema signs/symptoms after education.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. The participant may detect lymphedema signs/symptoms at an early stage by having a pre-surgery comparison of bilateral upper extremities (BUE) circumferential measures to the 3 month post-surgery measures.
OUTLINE:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Participants will be diagnosed with breast cancer; the participants will be scheduled for a lumpectomy or a mastectomy at UH GMC Seidman Cancer Center
- •They must understand written, verbal, and/or recorded survey questioning English
排除标准
- •Individuals with previous radiation treatments to the breast or axilla areas
- •Prior diagnosis of lymphedema
- •Persons that do not speak English
- •Those unwilling to participate in the follow-up call 3 months post-surgery
结局指标
主要结局
Improvement in participant's knowledge of lymphedema
时间窗: Baseline to 3 months post-surgery
Quantitative data regarding number of correct answers to the survey questions pre-surgery and at the post-surgery 3 month re-test will be compared to assess if the lymphedema education improved the participant's knowledge of lymphedema.
Total girth differences as assessed by BUE circumferential measurements using the National Lymphedema Network (NLN) guidelines
时间窗: Baseline to 3 months post-surgery
If a \> 2 cm difference is noted in girth from pre to post surgery measures, a referral will be forwarded to the physician by the study investigators and treatment options provided to the participant.
次要结局
未报告次要终点