View clinical trials related to Lymphedema of Upper Arm.
Filter by:The aim of this study is to investigate and compare responsiveness of current lymphedema assessment scales validated in Turkish.
Ultrasound is an easily feasible noninvasive technique which is widely used in rehabilitation settings. Measurement of dermal thickness via ultrasound can be less time consuming than volume measurements with water displacement and circumference measurements. Measurement of subcutaneous tissue thickness were used for both assessment and treatment outcome. Recently reliability of ultrasound examination of thickness of the skin and subcutaneous tissue were studied by Han et al. However, diagnostic accuracy of this method has not been studied before. Early identification of breast cancer related lymphedema to start treatment earlier is critical. Consequently, reliability and diagnostic accuracy of the assessment techniques of lymphedema is crucial to evaluate both severity at the time of diagnosis, and later effectiveness of treatment. The aim of this study was to establish diagnostic accuracy of between side differences of ultrasonographic dermal thickness measurements in breast cancer related arm lymphedema.
One of the difficulties encountered in the treatment of lymphedema, both in the active reduction phase and in the maintenance phase, is the appliance of the short-length compression bandages which requires good technicality and experience to exert the pressure required to remove liquids from tissue spaces and reduce the volume of the arm or prevent it from increasing again. The study aims to compare the current protocol of care considered optimal for the reduction of lymphedema and the maintenance of this reduction with the protocol of care which would integrate the device circaid® in substitution to the laying of bands with short extension as it is now in other countries.
Breast-cancer related lymphoedema (BCRL) is a common phenomenon. Early diagnosis and treatment is very important to alter the normal progression of this disease. A threshold (>= 3% volume change) that recognizes subclinical lymphedema is promoted. When the lymphedema is diagnosed late, options for treatment are diminished as fibrous tissue is formed. Preoperative investigation with near-infrared fluorescence lymphography can show an abnormality. Even if a linear transport is visualized, velocity of the transport can be diminished or a different pathway than normal can be visualized. Such an extensive evaluation has not been performed yet. This lymphofluoroscopy gives an opportunity to detect lymphedema earlier than clinically visible (subclinical). The investigators hypothesize that the evolution of lymphedema can be altered if treatment is started in the subclinical phase.
Lymphoscintigraphy is a noninvasive，accurate and effective imaging modality. In this study, it is used to investigate the imaging characteristics of patients'upper limb lymphatic drainage before operation, and the influence of operation on it.