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Lymphedema Prophylaxis in Breast Cancer Survivors Who Show Early Evidence of High-risk Status
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT00383500
Purpose
To compare the effectiveness of usual treatments for lymphedema [massage and elastic
compression sleeve, instituted at-risk and before the development of swelling (lymphedema)],
compared to the use of a newly-marketed device, the Flexitouch, which electronically
simulates the effect of massage upon lymph flow.
Official Title
To Prospectively Evaluate the Potential for Simple, Effective Lymphedema Prophylaxis in Breast Cancer Survivors Who Show Early Evidence of High-risk Status
Stanford Investigator(s)
Stanley G. Rockson, MD
Allan and Tina Neill Professor of Lymphatic Research and Medicine
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Unilateral breast cancer
- Scheduled to undergo breast surgery and axillary lymph node dissection, with or
without breast conserving techniques.
- Referred to the surgeons of the Stanford University Breast Cancer Program
- Capacity to provide informed consent.
- All experimental protocols will be reviewed and approved by the Stanford Institutional
Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other serious systemic illness (renal failure, hepatic dysfunction, congestive heart
failure, neurological or psychological impairment) that would confound the study or
impair the patients' ability to participate.
- Recurrent breast cancer or other forms of pre-existing lymphedema.
Intervention(s):
device: Class 1 compression garment
device: Flexitouch
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Les Roche, RN
650-724-5913