Status:
COMPLETED
Self-Care for Lymphedema in Patients With Breast Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-120 years
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Identifying why patients don't do self care for lymphedema may help doctors plan better at-home self-care treatment. PURPOSE: This research study is looking at self-care practices for lymp...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: Primary * To systematically identify and describe the barriers to completing recommended at home self-care of lymphedema in patients with breast cancer. * To identify patient recalled in...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- History of breast cancer
- Lymphedema in one or both arms that occurred during or after breast cancer treatment
- Must have received prior lymphedema treatment by a healthcare professional
- Patients with self-reported arm swelling subsequent to breast cancer treatment that has not been treated by a healthcare professional are not eligible
- Hormone receptor status not specified
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Menopausal status not specified
- English speaking
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
51 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00670644
Start Date
May 1 2006
End Date
March 1 2011
Last Update
April 10 2017
Active Locations (3)
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1
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center - Cool Springs
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37064
2
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Franklin
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37064
3
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-6838