An interventional study of airwave compression therapy and standard care: health education and routine functional exercise in Breast Cancer, sponsored by Shantou Central Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-07-10.
Sponsored by Shantou Central Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This study aims to explore the effectiveness of early intervention of airwave compression therapy to prevent the occurrence of postoperative breast cancer-related lymphedema(BCRL).
This study aims to explore the effectiveness of early intervention of airwave compression therapy to prevent the occurrence of postoperative breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), hereby improving the quality of life of patients with breast cancer. Furthermore, we will perform exploratory analyses to investigate the predictive values of patient plasma cytokines to the occurrence and development of BCRL.
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Exclusion Criteria:
standard care: health education and routine functional exercise
Other: standard care: health education and routine functional exercise
1. standard care: health education and routine functional exercise; 2. airwave compression therapy
Device: airwave compression therapy · Other: standard care: health education and routine functional exercise
Airwave compression therapy was given to patients after breast cancer surgery to treat the ipsilateral upper limb
Also known as: Airwave pressure therapy，intermittent pneumatic compression pump，IPC
standard care: health education and routine functional exercise
Incidence of lymphedema
Incidence of lymphedema of ipsilateral upper limb
Time frame: 18 months
Symptoms
Questionnaire. The level of subjective symptoms( pain, heaviness, paresthesia) at each time point was recorded with a 0-3 four-point scale questionnaire. 0-3 indicated no symptoms, mild, moderate, and severe, respectively.
Time frame: 18 months
Quality of life assessment
FACT-B (V4.0)
Time frame: 18 months
Plan to share: No
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