Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Mrs Gloria Shingler
ORCID ID
Contact details
Breast Cancer Specialist Nurse Counsellor
Bedford Hospital NHS Trust
South Wing
Kempston
Bedford
MK42 9DJ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1234 355122 ext 2041
abc@email.com
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0040122626
Study information
Scientific title
To evaluate the effects of Manual Lymphatic Drainage on limb volume and quality of life when used in addition to standard lymphoedema therapy.
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To evaluate quality of life of patients with upper limb lymphoedema secondary to breast cancer, when Manual Lympathetic Drainage message is added to the standard Lymphoedema therapy using a quantitative validated questionnaire SF36
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Cardiovascular: Lymphoedema
Intervention
Manual Lymphatic Drainage and standard lymphoedema therapy vs standard lymphoedema therapy only
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/02/2003
Overall trial end date
15/04/2003
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
A clinic list of 120 patients with 3-6 monthly appointments
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
120
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/02/2003
Recruitment end date
15/04/2003
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Bedford Hospital NHS Trust
Bedford
MK42 9DJ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Bedford Hospital NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary