A Study Comparing Quality of Life in Patients With Lymphedema Who Undergo Surgical Treatment Versus Non-Surgical Management
A Prospective Study Comparing Quality of Life in Patients With Lymphedema Who Undergo Surgical Treatment Versus Non-Surgical Management
- Lymphedema
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase not stated
- Study type
- Observational
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Enrolment target
- 600
- Started
- 9 August 2017
- Main results due
- August 2027
- Study sites
- 3
- Registry updated
- 24 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Ages 18 years to 80 years.
- Open to any sex.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
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Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18-80 years * Primary and secondary lymphedema of the upper or lower extremity * International Society of Lymphology (ISL) Stage 1, 2, or 3 lymphedema * Proficiency in English language Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with clotting disorders, venous insufficiency, end-stage lymphedema unless they are on the non-surgical arm. * Additionally, if the patient refuses to complete questionnaires, the patient will be excluded from the study and replaced at the discretion of the principal or co-principal investigator.
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
This study is being done to see the long-term results for patients who choose to have surgery for lymphedema (with the vascularized lymph node transfer), compared to patients who choose not to have surgery.
Study sites(3)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
Harrison, New York, United States
Recruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
Recruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activites)
Rockville Centre, New York, United States
Recruiting
Showing 3 of 3 sites. 3 of the 3 sites on this study are recruiting right now — a site can stop enrolling while the study as a whole is still open.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03248310. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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