Clinical trial · Interventional
Reliability and Validity of Self-measured Arm Circumference in Women With Breast Cancer
- 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)
Early detection and treatment of onset or worsening of breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) can potentially prevent or postpone the condition to progress into a chronic progressive condition or eliminate the risk of infections in the arm (cellulitis). Self-surveillance for BCRL by routinely measuring own arm circumference could potentially enable early detection of onset or worsening of lymphedema. The aim is to determine whether women who have received surgery for breast cancer, can perform self-measures of arm circumference in a reliable and valid manner using written and video supported instructions without in-person teaching by a physiotherapist.
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 (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-measured arm circumference, therapist-measured arm-circumference, perometer-measured arm circumference | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Women with breast cancer-related lymphedema
- description
- Participants will measure their own arm circumference and be measured by a specialized physiotherapist and by a perometer.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Self-measured arm circumference, therapist-measured arm-circumference, perometer-measured arm circumference
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Women at risk of breast cancer-related lymphedema
- description
- Participants will measure their own arm circumference and be measured by a specialized physiotherapist and by a perometer.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Self-measured arm circumference, therapist-measured arm-circumference, perometer-measured arm circumference
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * women, who have received surgery for breast cancer with axillary or sentinel lymph node dissection within the last 3 months to 5 years, including those who are undergoing chemotherapy or radiation * with and without a clinical diagnosis of BCRL in one or two arms * age 18 to 80 years * who can understand the self-measurement instructions given in English * who have access and ability to use internet to view the self-measurement video tutorial Exclusion Criteria: \-
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDRafn BS, McNeely ML, Camp PG, Midtgaard J, Campbell KL. Self-Measured Arm Circumference in Women With Breast Cancer Is Reliable and Valid. Phys Ther. 2019 Feb 1;99(2):240-253. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzy117. PMID 30289500