NCT00670644

Self-Care for Lymphedema in Patients With Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Treatment Related Lymphedema Self Care Practices

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 51 (actual)
• Sponsor: Vanderbilt University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 120 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

RATIONALE: Identifying why patients don't do self care for lymphedema may help doctors plan better at-home self-care treatment. PURPOSE: This research study is looking at self-care practices for lymphedema in patients with breast cancer.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To systematically identify and describe the barriers to completing recommended at home self-care of lymphedema in patients with breast cancer. * To identify patient recalled instructions as to at home self-care practices for lymphedema as told to them by healthcare professionals and others. * To identify the current at home self-care practices of breast cancer survivors with treatment treated lymphedema. Secondary * To examine the relationship between at home self-care activities and symptoms in breast cancer survivors with lymphedema. * To examine the relationship between at home self-care activities and quality of life in breast cancer survivors with lymphedema. * To identify patient-perceived benefits to at home self-care. OUTLINE: Patients complete questionnaires about their breast cancer diagnosis and treatment history, lymphedema history and problems, and years of education and income. Patients also complete surveys about home self-care practices for lymphedema and any benefits, burdens, or barriers of at home care.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	questionnaire administration	Completed self-report form
OTHER	survey administration	Completed self-report form-other
PROCEDURE	quality-of-life assessment	Completed self-report form qol

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-05-01
• Primary completion: 2007-05-01
• Completion: 2011-03-01
• First posted: 2008-05-02
• Last updated: 2017-04-10

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States