Clinical trial · Observational
Predictors of Lymphedema Following Breast Cancer Surgery
NCT00202046CI-TRIAL-00020014completedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study evaluate which factors play a role in lymphedema development among women who have had axillary surgery for breast cancer. Potential risk factors for women who have developed lymphedema will be compared to risk factors among women who have not developed lymphedema after breast cancer surgery.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Lymphedema | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Patients with lymphedema
- description
- Identification of risk factors for lymphedema in women who have had axillary surgery for breast cancer.
- label
- Control patients without lymphedema
- description
- Controls matched on type of axillary surgery and surgery date for comparison in quality of life (QOL) ratings from women who have lymphedema.
Primary outcomes (0)
[]Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of lymphedema * Axillary node surgery by sentinel node or axillary node dissection * No known metastatic disease in the axilla * Able and willing to give informed consent
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTSwenson KK, Nissen MJ, Leach JW, Post-White J. Case-control study to evaluate predictors of lymphedema after breast cancer surgery. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2009 Mar;36(2):185-93. doi: 10.1188/09.ONF.185-193. PMID 19273407