A Randomized Trial Evaluating Bioimpedance Spectroscopy Versus Tape Measurement for the Prevention of Lymphedema Following Treatment for Breast Cancer: Interim Analysis
Open Access
- 3 May 2019
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 26 (10), 3250-3259
- https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07344-5
Abstract
Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) represents a major source of morbidity among breast cancer survivors. Increasing data support early detection of subclinical BCRL followed by early intervention. A randomized controlled trial is being conducted comparing lymphedema progression rates using volume measurements calculated from the circumference using a tape measure (TM) or bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS).Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institutes of Health (NIH/NCATS UL1 TR000445)
- ImpediMed
- MEDI
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