To see whether by applying a pressure bandage in the arm can reduce the incidence of swelling of the arm in the side in patients who undergoes surgery for carcinoma breast

To study the influence of prophylactic application of the class 2 upper limb stockings in carcinoma breast patients in reducing the incidence of Breast cancer related lymph edema [BCRL]

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2008/091/000249

Enrollment

Registered

2008-11-27

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: class 2 elastic compression stockings: for a period of three months from the first post operative period Control Intervention1: no stocking: on the 10 th day and at the end of three mon

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients who needs surgery for carcinoma breast

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Known filarial lymphodedma patients 2. Hypothyroid status 3. Fractures or other vascular anomaly /surgery in the arm

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Percentage of reduction in arm volume in the study group will be analyzed which will indirectly give the reduction in the incidence of lymph edema.Timepoint: on the 10 th post operative day and three months follw up	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of lymph edemaTimepoint: at the end of one year	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBen Selvan.C.K

christian medical college

drckben@yahoo.com91-04162282079

Outcome results