Status:
COMPLETED
Assessing Efficacy of Axillary Web Syndrome Treatment
Lead Sponsor:
European Institute of Oncology
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fondazione Umberto Veronesi
Conditions:
Axillary Web Syndrome
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is verify the effectiveness of manual maneuver associated with stretching exercises in the treatment of Axillary Web Syndrome.
Detailed Description
Axillary Web Syndrome (AWS) is one of the short / medium-term sequela of surgical treatment for breast cancer with axillary dissection (AD) or sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), with incidence reporte...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Female patients with age between 18 and 70 years old
- Axillary dissection with or without plastic reconstruction with prothesis
- Positive diagnose of axillary web syndrome.
- Patients without mental or psychological problems which could affect the proposed treatment execution.
- Signed informed consensus form.
Exclusion
- Chronic or acute upper limb pathology which could affect the proposed treatment execution.
- Patients with mental or psychological problems which could affect the proposed treatment execution.
- Plastic reconstruction with abdominal (DIEP or TRAM) and dorsal grafts or with expander.
- Previous head and neck, sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary dissection surgery.
- Previous breast, axillary or head and neck radiotherapy.
- Halsted mastectomy.
- Previous lymphedema.
- Bilateral axillary dissection surgery
- Physiotherapy treatment execute outside hospital during the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 16 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03284008
Start Date
July 16 2013
End Date
January 30 2019
Last Update
July 17 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Istituto Europeo di Oncologia
Milan, Lombardy, Italy, 20141