Health Condition 1: null- Women aged 18 years and above undergoing axillary lymph node dissection (Axillary clearance) for breast cancer treatment
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Compression: In addition to usual care, participants in this group will receive a pair of compression garment. Study team will take the arm measurement and provide the compression garme
Sponsors
Tata Memorial Hospital
The University of Sydney Australia
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Women undergoing axillary lymph node dissection (Axillary clearance) for breast cancer treatment 2. >18 years 3.Willing to give informed consent 4.Ability to fill the self-reported questionnaire in any of the four languages (English, Hindi Marathi and Bengali) 5.Available for follow-up assessments 6.No physical impairments that preclude patientsâ?? ability to don and doff garment (e.g., severe OA of the fingers)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Axillary Sampling or Sentinal Lymph node biopsy only. 2.Open wounds 3.Bilateral breast cancer 4.Lymphedema prior to surgery 5.Lymphedema of the ipsilateral arm at baseline
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Breast cancer related lymphedema (Bio-impedance ratio)Timepoint: Baseline, Day of suture removal, 5-7 and 11-13 months following surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Arm circumference measure by cliniciansTimepoint: Baseline, Day of suture removal, 5-7 and 11-13 months following surgery;Arm circumference measure by patients carerTimepoint: Baseline, every month post surgery;Pitting testTimepoint: Baseline, Day of suture removal, 5-7 and 11-13 months following surgery;Quality of Life (EORTC QLQ-C30) version 3 and breast cancer specific module-23Timepoint: Baseline, Day of suture removal, 5-7 and 11-13 months following surgery | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Anuradha Daptardar
Tata Memorial Hospital
Outcome results
None listed