A study comprising bandage, education about arm swelling and post-operative exercises to reduce arm swelling following surgery for breast cancer including removal of lymph nodes in the arm pit
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: C50- Malignant neoplasm of breast
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/10/058287
- Lead Sponsor
- JIPMER Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients diagnosed with breast cancer of stage I-III undergoing axillary dissection
Exclusion Criteria
-Male patients diagnosed with breast cancer
-Bilateral breast cancer
-Sentinel lymph node biopsy
-Patients who were previously diagnosed with
lymphedema
-Patients who had previously undergone surgery in
the upper limb or axilla on the side of breast cancer
as well as on the opposite side.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary outcome-To assess the effect of a combination programme of prophylactic compression sleeve along with lymphedema education & a specialized post-operative exercise rehabilitation on post-axillary dissection short term lymphedema among the patients undergoing surgery for breast cancer. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline <br/ ><br>1 month, 3 months and 6 months post surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcome-To compare the range of movement (ROM) of the upper limb & hand grip strength on the side of axillary dissection between the patients receiving <br/ ><br>structured combination programme & those receiving routine care among the patients undergoing surgery for breast cancer.Timepoint: Follow up for 6 months after the surgery