Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Manual Lymph Drainage in the Treatment of Breast Edema
The Effect of Manual Lymph Drainage in the Treatment of Breast Edema That May Occur in Patients Undergoing Breast-conserving Surgery and Adjuvant Radiotherapy-Randomized Controlled Study
- 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)
Breast conserving surgery (BCS) is widely used in the treatment of breast cancer. Breast edema can be seen frequently after BCS and radiotherapy applications. Breast edema affects quality of life and may result in a cosmetically unsatisfactory outcome for the patient. Therefore, it is important to treat and prevent its development. In the light of this information, the present randomized controlled study aims to determine the effect of manual lymph drainage method in the treatment of breast edema in patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
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 and Rehabilitation | Breast Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education, compression and exercise therapy | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Education, compression and exercise therapy manual lymph drainage | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Education, compression and exercise therapy
- description
- Patients will be given exercise therapy every day for the first two weeks. Afterwards, patients will be taken to the same therapy in the hospital for 1 day a week, and on other days they will do home exercise at home for 10 minutes.
- interventionNames
- Other: Education, compression and exercise therapy
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Education, compression,exercise therapy and manual lymph drainage
- description
- Patients will be given manual lymph drainage for one and a half hours every day for the first two weeks. Afterwards, patients will be taken to the same therapy in the hospital for 1 day a week, and on other days they will do self manual lymph drainage at home for 10 minutes.
- interventionNames
- Other: Education, compression and exercise therapy manual lymph drainage
Primary outcomes (4)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who underwent breast-conserving surgery and received adjuvant radiotherapy 2. Patients with Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy or axillary lymph node dissection 3. Female patients between the ages of 18-75 4. Patients who cannot read and write Turkish Exclusion Criteria: 1. A previous cancer 2. Decompensated heart failure 3. Untreated congestive heart failure 4. Active infection 5. Uncontrolled hypertension 6. Acute kidney failure 7. Patients with acute deep vein thrombosis 8. Metastasis and/or recurrence during treatment 9. Patients who have undergone another surgery related to the breast and chest area 10. Patients who develop lymphedema in the upper extremity during therapy will be excluded from the study.
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