NCT05120180

Effect of ALND With Vein Branches Reservation on Postoperative Upper Limb Edema and Dysfunction in Breast Cancer

Postoperative Upper Limb Edema and Dysfunction Generated by Axillary Nodes Excision With or Without Axillary Vein Branches Reservation in Breast Cancer Patients: a Prospective, Multiple-center, Double-blinded, Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 258 (actual)
• Sponsor: Xiangyun Zong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 69 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of axillary lymph node dissection with or without axillary vein branches reservation on the affected upper limb edema and dysfunction in breast cancer patients, and to explore the solutions to prevent the affected upper limb edema and dysfunction after ALND.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer Lymphedema

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	axillary lymph node dissection with vein branches reservation	Spare the vein branches when ALND being performed
PROCEDURE	axillary lymph node dissection without vein branches reservation	Don't spare the vein branches when ALND being performed

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-03
• Primary completion: 2024-04-01
• Completion: 2029-04-01
• First posted: 2021-11-15
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: China