Prospective Screening for Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema: Analysis of Objective Measurements, Symptoms, Functionality, and Quality of Life Questionnaires to Evaluate Lymphedema in Patients Following Treatment for Breast Cancer.

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

The primary objectives of this study are twofold: 1) to detect and determine the level of symptoms, functional disability, and changes in quality of life that breast cancer patients experience from changes in their arms during and after treatment for breast cancer by collecting patient reported outcome measures, objective measurements, and clinical information in a prospectively maintained database and 2) to improve breast cancer-related lymphedema outcomes by early detection using objective measurements and symptoms assessments and assess these outcomes by maintaining the data in a database in order to contribute to the literature. The secondary aim of this study is to assess extracellular fluid content in the upper extremity, breast, and/or trunk of patients treated for breast cancer before, during, and after treatment in order to better understand the role of bioimpedance spectroscopy in lymphedema screening.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer

• Ability to obtain physical positioning for perometry (e.g. abducting shoulder to 90 degrees) and BIS measurements (e.g. standing without aid)

Locations
United States
Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITING
Boston
Time Frame
Start Date: 2009-08
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 10000
Treatments
Breast Cancer
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

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