Status:

TERMINATED

A Study Evaluating FT-SW in Unilateral Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Tactile Medical

Conditions:

Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The objective of the study is to demonstrate equivalency in treatment effect, as determined by objective measurements, between the modified therapy cycle software and the FDA-cleared Flexitouch therap...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female 18 years of age or older
  • Diagnosis of unilateral breast cancer-related lymphedema
  • Stage I or early stage II lymphedema without severe fibrosis at the time of enrollment
  • ≥ 5% volume difference between affected and unaffected arm as verified via perometry
  • Willing and able to give informed consent
  • Willing and able to comply with the study protocol requirements and all study-related visit requirements

Exclusion

  • In-home use of PCD within previous 3 months
  • Therapist or self-administered manual lymph drainage (MLD) within previous 1 week
  • Mastectomy or lymph node removal on side without lymphedema
  • Bilateral lymphedema
  • Heart failure (acute pulmonary edema, decompensated acute heart failure)
  • Acute venous disease (acute thrombophlebitis, acute deep venous thrombosis, acute pulmonary embolism)
  • Active skin or limb infection/inflammatory disease (acute cellulitis, other uncontrolled skin or untreated inflammatory skin disease) on the arms or trunk
  • Active cancer (cancer that is currently under treatment, but not yet in remission)
  • Poorly controlled kidney disease (glomerular filtration rate \< 30 mls per minute), hypoproteinemia, pulmonary hypertension, hypothyroidism, cyclic edema, or Munchausen Syndrome
  • BMI \>50
  • Any circumstance where increased lymphatic or venous return is undesirable
  • Currently pregnant or trying to become pregnant
  • Allergy to iodine

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 23 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 8 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

2 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04073823

Start Date

January 23 2020

End Date

February 8 2020

Last Update

January 18 2023

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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030