Clinical trial · Observational
Assessment of Muscle Strength and Volume Changes in Patients With Breast Cancer- Related Lymphedema
- 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)
This study aims to find whether complete decongestive therapy used in breast cancer-related lymphedema has an effect on muscle strength in the affected arm, while assessing the efficacy of the therapy itself. 74 patients with breast cancer related lymphedema were included in this study. Patients were taken their demographic and clinical history and were evaluated with measurements of extremity volumes and hand grip strengths using a hand dynamometer before and after the complete decongestive therapy. Data were then assessed using relevant statistical methods.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphedema Arm | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Lymphedema; Surgical | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Decongestion Therapy | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Breast cancer related lymphedema
- description
- All patients were included in the complete decongestive therapy programme. This therapy includes patient education, skin care, exercises, manual lymphatic drainage (self), and compression bandage therapy.
- interventionNames
- Other: Complete Decongestion Therapy
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Hand grip strength
- timeFrame
- 3 weeks
- description
- Hand grip strength: Hand grip strength was measured using JAMAR® hand dynamometer. It has been used to assess hand grip strength in many studies over half a century. Patients were asked to sit down with shoulder adducted, elbow flexed (90°) and forearm in the neutral position. Mean of the 3 measurements taken with 1 minute apart from each other was recorded. Patients' measurements were taken for both affected and unaffected arm, and recorded as kgf.
- measure
- Extremity volume
- timeFrame
- 3 weeks
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Having had mastectomy or breast conserving surgery * Having a certain diagnosis of lymphedema with a difference in arm circumferences more than 1 cm Exclusion Criteria: * The subjects with active infection or cancer with metastases, the ones who didn't accept the complete decongestive therapy, patients with vascular disease, rheumatic disease, upper limb deformity, any upper limb surgery history, bilateral lymphedema or a history of transplantation were excluded
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