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Education With or Without Exercise and Counseling in Preventing Lymphedema in Women With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Breast Cancer Who Are Undergoing Axillary Lymph Node Dissection

NCT00376597 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2026-05-18

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Summary

This randomized phase III trial studies how well education with or without physical therapy intervention works in preventing lymphedema in women with stage I, II, or III breast cancer who are undergoing axillary lymph node dissection (surgery to remove lymph nodes found in the armpit region). Lymphedema is a condition in which extra lymph fluid builds up in tissues and causes swelling in an arm or leg if lymph vessels are blocked, damaged, or removed by surgery. A personalized physical therapy intervention and education materials may be better than education materials alone in preventing lymphedema in women with breast cancer who are undergoing axillary lymph node dissection.

Conditions

  • Lymphedema

Interventions

OTHER

quality of life assessment

Ancillary studies

OTHER

educational intervention

Receive lymphedema educational materials

PROCEDURE

Physical therapy

Complete physical therapy-focused intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Electra D. Paskett, PhD · Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-06-30
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2017-06-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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