The purpose of this study to test whether a comprehensive program may help the lymph fluid to drain out of the arm and prevent lymphedema in participants with breast cancer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
285
Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction will happen at the time of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
Volumetric arm measurements will occur at each in-person postoperative visit time points.
Participants will begin self-directed lymphatic massage 24 to 48 h after surgery and will continue to do lymphatic massage 3 times a week for 3 months after surgery or until 3 months after any adjuvant treatments (chemotherapy, radiation, etc.) are completed
Participants will begin self-directed lymphatic massage 24 to 48 h after surgery and will continue to do lymphatic massage 3 times a week for 3 months after surgery or until 3 months after any adjuvant treatments (chemotherapy, radiation, etc.) are completed
Participants will use compression garments 24 to 48 h after surgery and will continue daily use for at least 8 h a day for 3 months or until 3 months after any adjuvant treatments are completed
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)
Commack, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
Harrison, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)
Uniondale, New York, United States
RECRUITINGThe difference between the baseline and postoperative arm volume measurement
The primary objective is to determine the efficacy of a prevention program in decreasing the development of lymphedema in participants treated for breast cancer with Axillary Lymph Node Dissection/ALND by use of arm volume measurements. A ≥ 10% increase in RVC (arm volume difference between the affected and unaffected arms) between baseline and postoperative measures occurring at 12 months or later will indicate the development of lymphedema
Time frame: Up to 24 months
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