Builds a surgery plan for chronic arm swelling after breast cancer treatment
Reviews past records of people with long-term arm swelling after breast cancer surgery.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: An Integrated Algorithm for Surgical Intervention in Chronic Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Treatment: The Basel Lymphedema Protocol
Key facts
- Where
- Basel, SwitzerlandSee the site
Where in Switzerland
- University Hospital BaselBasel, SwitzerlandTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
- Trial code
- NCT06374745
- Record updated
- 10 February 2025
- Original description
The primary objective of the investigators is to develop an integrated algorithm for surgical treatment of chronic lymphedema after breast cancer surgery. This will be achieved by retrospectively analysing a subgroup of patients who had breast cancer-related surgery prior to lymphedema.Read full original descriptionShow less
An Integrated Algorithm for Surgical Intervention in Chronic Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Treatment: The Basel Lymphedema Protocol
The primary objective of the investigators is to develop an integrated algorithm for surgical treatment of chronic lymphedema after breast cancer surgery. This will be achieved by retrospectively analysing a subgroup of patients who had breast cancer-related surgery prior to lymphedema.
Inclusion: status post breast cancer or status post another type of cancer or status post no cancer; chronic lymphedema - lymphedema lasting over three months - present prior to surgical treatment; one type of surgical procedure for treatment of chronic lymphedema or a combination of surgical procedures for treatment of chronic lymphedema was performed; one or any combination of the following surgical procedures was used in each individual patient: Lymph Node-Vein Anastomosis (LNVA) , Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis (LVA), Tumescent Liposuction (TL), Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer (VLNT) and/or Water-Assisted Liposuction (WAL).
Exclusion: inclusion criteria not met; loss to follow-up (data not successfully collected).