Allgemeine Informationen
  • Krankheitskategorie Andere , Chirurgie (BASEC)
  • Studienphase N/A (ICTRP)
  • Rekrutierungsstatus Rekrutierung läuft (BASEC/ICTRP)
  • Studienstandort
    Basel
    (BASEC)
  • Studienverantwortliche PD Dr. med Elisabeth Arthemis Kappos elisabeth.kappos@usb.ch (BASEC)
  • Datenquelle(n) BASEC: Import vom 08.01.2025 ICTRP: Import vom 11.01.2025
  • Letzte Aktualisierung 24.02.2025 11:18
HumRes62881 | SNCTP000005537 | BASEC2023-00733 | NCT05890677

The LYMPH study – Surgical compared to "non-surgical" treatment of chronic lymphedema after breast cancer therapy

  • Krankheitskategorie Andere , Chirurgie (BASEC)
  • Studienphase N/A (ICTRP)
  • Rekrutierungsstatus Rekrutierung läuft (BASEC/ICTRP)
  • Studienstandort
    Basel
    (BASEC)
  • Studienverantwortliche PD Dr. med Elisabeth Arthemis Kappos elisabeth.kappos@usb.ch (BASEC)
  • Datenquelle(n) BASEC: Import vom 08.01.2025 ICTRP: Import vom 11.01.2025
  • Letzte Aktualisierung 24.02.2025 11:18

Zusammenfassung der Studie

The study investigates whether surgical treatment of chronic breast cancer-associated lymphedema improves the quality of life of participants compared to conservative therapy alone.

(BASEC)

Untersuchte Intervention

Surgery for lymphedema

(BASEC)

Untersuchte Krankheit(en)

chronic breast cancer-associated lymphedema

(BASEC)

Kriterien zur Teilnahme
- Written informed consent. - Patients ≥ 18 years with prior treatment for breast cancer. - At least one of the following prior breast cancer treatments: biopsy of the lymph node, axillary lymph node removal, radiation therapy of the chest wall or axilla, or breast cancer surgery. (BASEC)

Ausschlusskriterien
- No indication for lymph surgery according to the clinical assessment of the treating surgeon - Primary congenital lymphedema or non-breast cancer-induced lymphedema - Need for immediate lymphedema surgery according to the clinical judgment of a specialist due to an advanced stage that makes lymphatic reconstruction impossible (BASEC)

Studienstandort

Basel

(BASEC)

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States (ICTRP)

Sponsor

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Kontakt für weitere Auskünfte zur Studie

Kontaktperson Schweiz

PD Dr. med Elisabeth Arthemis Kappos

+41 61 328 62 54

elisabeth.kappos@usb.ch

(BASEC)

Allgemeine Auskünfte

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland,

+41 61 328 62 54

elisabeth.kappos@usb.ch

(ICTRP)

Wissenschaftliche Auskünfte

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland,

+41 61 328 62 54

elisabeth.kappos@usb.ch

(ICTRP)

Name der bewilligenden Ethikkommission (bei multizentrischen Studien nur die Leitkommission)

Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz EKNZ

(BASEC)

Datum der Bewilligung durch die Ethikkommission

22.05.2023

(BASEC)


ICTRP Studien-ID
NCT05890677 (ICTRP)

Offizieller Titel (Genehmigt von der Ethikkommission)
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Wissenschaftlicher Titel
The LYMPH Trial - Comparing Microsurgical With Conservative Treatment of Chronic Breast Cancer Associated Lymphedema: Study Protocol of a Pragmatic Randomized International Multicentre Superiority Trial (ICTRP)

Öffentlicher Titel
The LYMPH Trial - Microsurgical Versus Conservative Treatment of Chronic Breast Cancer Associated Lymphedema (ICTRP)

Untersuchte Krankheit(en)
Lymphedema, Breast Cancer (ICTRP)

Untersuchte Intervention
Procedure: Surgical Intervention;Procedure: Conservative Complex Physical Decongestion Therapy (ICTRP)

Studientyp
Interventional (ICTRP)

Studiendesign
Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label). (ICTRP)

Ein-/Ausschlusskriterien
Gender: All
Maximum age: N/A
Minimum age: 18 Years
Inclusion Criteria:

- Written informed consent.

- Patients = 18 years of age.

- Former diagnosis of breast cancer.

- Clinical diagnosis of chronic Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema (BCRL) (persisting
for more than 3 months) classified as = Stage 1, according to ISL.

- Minimum of 3 months Conservative Complex Physical Decongestion Therapy.

- Ability to complete the QoL questionnaires.

- Willingness to undergo surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

- No indication for lymphatic surgery according to clinical judgment of the treating
surgeon (individual reasons will be specifically documented).

- Primary congenital Lymphedema or non-BCRL.

- Previous surgical BCRL treatment on the side intended for intervention. (ICTRP)

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Primäre und sekundäre Endpunkte
Change in Quality of Life Questionnaire (Lymph-ICF-UL) (ICTRP)

Change in Quality of Life Questionnaire (Lymph-ICF-UL);Change in Quality of Life Questionnaire (LYMPH-Q);Change in Quality of Life Questionnaire (EuroQol EQ-5D-5L);Change in Pain score (visual analog scale);Assessment of (serious) adverse events;Assessment of surgical complications;Assessment of lymphangitic events (erysipelas);Assessment of arm volume;Assessment of the frequency of lymphatic drainage;Assessment of the burden on patients;Assessment of the economics (for Switzerland) (ICTRP)

Registrierungsdatum
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Einschluss des ersten Teilnehmers
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Sekundäre Sponsoren
Swiss National Science Foundation;Rising Tide Foundation;Krebsforschung Schweiz, Bern, Switzerland (ICTRP)

Weitere Kontakte
Elisabeth Kappos, Prof. Dr.;Elisabeth Kappos, Prof. Dr., elisabeth.kappos@usb.ch, +41 61 328 62 54, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland, (ICTRP)

Sekundäre IDs
2023-00733, mu21kappos (ICTRP)

Angaben zur Verfügbarkeit von individuellen Teilnehmerdaten
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Weitere Informationen zur Studie
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05890677 (ICTRP)

Ergebnisse der Studie

Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse

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Link zu den Ergebnissen im Primärregister

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