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42 Lymphedema Trials near Long Beach, CA

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Surgical Interventions for Cervical Cancer

Orange, California
This clinical trial studies the physical function and quality-of-life before and after surgery in patients with stage I cervical cancer. Studying quality-of-life in patients undergoing surgery for cervical cancer may help determine the intermediate-term and long-term effects of surgery.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Sex:Female

224 Participants Needed

Upfront TAD/SNB for Breast Cancer

Los Angeles, California
The purpose of the study is to determine the recurrence rates and survival of patients with clinical T1-2N0 ER+/Her2- invasive breast cancer who have biopsy proven image detected nodal disease treated with upfront lumpectomy or mastectomy with TAD followed by adjuvant therapy. This is a prospective, single arm phase II clinical trial. Patients will be screened and enrolled per eligibility criteria. Patient, tumor, and treatment data will be documented.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:45+
Sex:Female

45 Participants Needed

Cryoneurolysis for Post-Mastectomy Pain

Los Angeles, California
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women. Removal of the breast, called "mastectomy", is performed either when there is cancer-or an increased risk of cancer-in the breast. This can result in a lot of pain during the months after surgery. Opioids-"narcotics"-are the most common pain control method provided to patients; but they frequently do not relieve enough pain, have undesirable side effects like vomiting and constipation, and are sometimes misused which can lead to addiction. Mastectomy also frequently results in long-term pain which can interfere with physical and emotional functioning; and the more pain patients have immediately after surgery, the greater the risk of developing long-term pain. Numbing the nerves with local anesthetic can decrease the amount of short- and long-term pain experienced by patients, but even the longest types of these nerve blocks last for hours or days, and not the 1-2 months of pain typically following mastectomy. So, there is reason to believe that if the nerve blocks could be extended so that they last longer than the pain from surgery, short- and long-term pain might be avoided completely without the need for opioids. A prolonged nerve block may be provided by freezing the nerve using a technique called "cryoneurolysis". With cryoneurolysis and ultrasound machines, a small needle-like "probe" may be placed through anesthetized skin and guided to the target nerve to allow freezing. The procedure takes about 5 minutes for each nerve, involves little discomfort, has no side effects, and cannot be misused or become addictive. After 2-3 months, the nerve returns to normal functioning. The investigators have completed a small study suggesting that a single cryoneurolysis treatment may provide potent pain relief after mastectomy. The ultimate objectives of the proposed research study are to determine if temporarily freezing the nerves that go to the breast will decrease short-term pain, opioid use, physical and emotional dysfunction, and long-term pain following mastectomy when added to current and customary postoperative analgesics. The current project is a pragmatic, multicenter, randomized, triple-masked (investigators, participants, statisticians), sham/placebo-controlled, parallel-arm, human-subjects, post-market clinical trial to determine if cryoneurolysis is an effective non-opioid treatment for pain following mastectomy.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation
Trial Phase:Unphased

216 Participants Needed

Indocyanine Green Imaging for Lymphedema in Breast Cancer

Duarte, California
This clinical trial assesses the change in lymphatic structure from placement of an intravenous (IV) line and fluid administration using a diagnostic agent, indocyanine green (ICG), with SPY (Trademark) angiography in breast cancer patients at risk for breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). Patients that are diagnosed with breast cancer with lymph node involvement often undergo treatment that includes surgery to remove the axillary nodes and radiation. Unfortunately, this procedure increases the incidence of BCRL in the surgical arm, as well as other problems including heaviness of the arm, fibrotic skin changes, and an increase in infection risk. Because of these symptoms, venipuncture (blood draw) is often avoided in these arms. Researchers want to show that placement of an IV line and fluid administration in patients at risk for BCRL will indeed not alter the lymphatic structure of the arm and will not change the incidence of BCRL by administering indocyanine green (ICG) dye to patients and assessing their arm lymphatics. ICG is a fluorescent dye that is able to be visualized by the SPY angiography imaging system as it travels through the lymphatic system, allowing researchers to assess how well blood flows throughout the body. Receiving ICG and undergoing SPY angiography may be effective in showing that placement of an IV and fluid administration in breast cancer patients at risk for BCRL will not alter the lymphatic structure of their arm and will not change the incidence of BCRL.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

50 Participants Needed

BioBridge + VLNT for Lymphedema

Stanford, California
This trial is testing if adding BioBridge, a biodegradable mesh made from pig collagen, to standard surgery can help patients with upper arm lymphedema. The mesh supports new lymph nodes to improve fluid drainage and reduce swelling. BioBlanket Surgical Mesh, a collagen-based surgical mesh, has been evaluated for its potential to facilitate soft tissue repair in an animal model.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

60 Participants Needed

VLNT + BioBridge for Lymphedema

Stanford, California
To investigate whether the addition of Fibralign's BioBridge® Collagen Matrix (BioBridge) devices to the standard surgery for vascularized lymph node transfer will improve the outcome of surgical treatment in lymphedema of the upper arm.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

60 Participants Needed

Acebilustat for Arm Lymphedema

Palo Alto, California
This trial tests a drug called acebilustat to see if it can help people with swelling in one arm (unilateral upper extremity lymphedema). Participants will take the drug for several months. The goal is to see if acebilustat can reduce inflammation and fluid buildup in the affected arm.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

40 Participants Needed

TARA-002 Injection for Lymphatic Malformations

Portland, Oregon
This is a Phase 2a/b single arm open label study to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and efficacy of intracystic injection of TARA-002 in participants 6 months to less than 18 years of age for the treatment of macrocystic and mixed cystic lymphatic malformations. The Phase 2a safety lead-in, age de-escalation study is designed to establish the safety of TARA-002 in older participants 6 years to less than 18 years before proceeding to younger participants 2 years to less than 6 years, then 6 months to less than 2 years. The Phase 2b is an expansion study in which enrollment of participants will be initiated after safety has been established in each cohort during the Phase 2a safety lead-in study. Each participant will receive up to 4 injections of TARA-002 spaced approximately 6 weeks apart.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:6 - 18

38 Participants Needed

Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer

Victoria, British Columbia
This trial compares two radiation schedules for breast cancer patients to see if a shorter, higher-dose treatment is as effective as a longer, lower-dose one.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3

588 Participants Needed

Surgery vs Conservative Therapy for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema

Vancouver
The aim of this study is to test whether lymphatic surgery provides better QoL (assessed with the Lymph-ICF-UL, (Lymphedema Functioning Disability and health questionnaire for upper limb lymphedema)) 15 months after randomization (and therefore about one year after surgery) compared to conservative treatment only for patients with chronic lymphedema (LE)
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

280 Participants Needed

Advanced Pneumatic Compression Device for Lymphedema

Fort Worth, Texas
This trial compares the effectiveness of an air pressure device (APCD) to standard treatment in reducing swelling and improving quality of life for head and neck cancer survivors. The device works by gently massaging the swollen areas to help move excess fluid out of the tissues.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting

250 Participants Needed

Lymphatic Reconstruction to Prevent Lymphedema After Skin Cancer Surgery

Calgary, Alberta
This trial is testing a surgical technique called prophylactic LVA to prevent swelling in patients having lymph nodes removed due to skin cancer. The procedure creates new drainage paths for lymph fluid to reduce the risk of lymphedema. The study aims to see if this technique improves patients' quality of life and reduces complications.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3

40 Participants Needed

TOLF Program for Breast Cancer

Kansas City, Missouri
The goal of this two-phase project is to adapt The-Optimal-Lymph-Flow (TOLF) behavioral intervention to be culturally appropriate, and subsequently test the intervention in Black and Hispanic patients. The investigators have developed and tested behavioral intervention program TOLF that builds patients' self-management skills to promote lymph flow and results in complete pain reduction, reduced lymph fluid level, reversed mild lymphedema, and improved quality of life (QOL). Of concern, this promising intervention has not been adapted to reduce patient barriers (e.g., relevance, cost, time, travel, competing demands) and system barriers (e.g., intervention availability, staffing, therapist) to timely interventions faced by Black and Hispanic women. Specific aims are to: Aim 1: Engage Black and Hispanic women (N=24) in adapting TOLF to be highly culturally appropriate. The investigators will conduct focus groups to refine TOLF focusing on barriers faced by and preferences of Black and Hispanic women. Aim 2: Conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) (N=60) equally allocating women to either 1) TOLF or 2) lymphedema education (e-Lymph) to examine feasibility, acceptability, and examine primary outcomes (lymphatic pain, pain severity and interference, and lymph fluid level) and secondary outcomes (daily living function, psychological distress, QOL, self-efficacy for pain management) of the culturally appropriate behavioral interventions.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Sex:Female

60 Participants Needed

Tocopherol + Pravastatin + Pentoxifylline for Radiation-Induced Lymphedema and Fibrosis

Houston, Texas
To learn if pentoxifylline and vitamin E or pravastatin can reduce radiation-induced lymphedema/fibrosis.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

295 Participants Needed

Lymphedema Prevention Strategies

Houston, Texas
This research study is to learn about breast cancer patients' opinions about screening for lymphedema (a side effect of breast cancer treatment in which the arm can become heavy, painful, and/or swollen) and their satisfaction with the lymphedema screening program.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

260 Participants Needed

Lymphovenous Bypass for Skin Cancer

Houston, Texas
To learn if LBP can help to prevent lymphedema when it is performed at the time of surgery rather than after a patient has already developed the disease.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

20 Participants Needed

Drug Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

Houston, Texas
To find out if adding medication can help treat or prevent lymphedema and/or fibrosis related to radiation therapy, in survivors of head and neck cancer. Researchers will compare these drugs to find the most effective therapy for preventing or limiting these side effects.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Sex:Female

250 Participants Needed

Physiotherapy for Lymphedema in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

Houston, Texas
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if treating the lymphatics in head and neck cancer survivors before clinical diagnosis of lymphedema will prevent its development or progression. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does early lymphatic treatment, before onset of clinical symptoms, prevent the development of head and neck lymphedema? * Does dermal lymphatic backflow provide an early indication of lymphedema and its response to treatment? Over the course of one year, participants will undergo several sessions near-infrared fluorescence lymphatic imaging to assess whether they have abnormal dermal lymphatic backflow following head and neck cancer treatment. Subjects will be divided into two groups, a treated and a control group. The treated group will be asked to complete daily sessions of pneumatic compression therapy at home, while the control group will receive standard-of-card treatment after clinical diagnosis of lymphedema. Researchers will compare the incidence of lymphedema between the two groups to see if treatment before diagnosis prevents the development and progression of head and neck lymphedema.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation

20 Participants Needed

Exercise and Compression for Lymphedema

Edmonton, Alberta
Women who have undergone breast cancer surgery may develop swelling of the arm on the side the breast cancer occurred. If the swelling becomes chronic it is called lymphedema. This study will examine the effect of a 12-week decongestive progressive resistance exercise with advanced compression on breast cancer related lymphedema. Our objective is to determine if breast cancer survivors are willing and able to wear advanced compression while exercising and if the combination will help to reduce their lymphedema. Twenty-four breast cancer survivors from Edmonton, Alberta will be enrolled in the one-year long study.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Sex:Female

60 Participants Needed

Axillary Reverse Mapping for Breast Cancer

Little Rock, Arkansas
We hypothesize that variations in anatomic location of the arm lymphatic drainage system put the arm lymphatics at risk for disruption during a SLNB and / or ALND. Therefore, mapping the drainage of the arm during the procedure would decrease the likelihood of inadvertent disruption of the lymphatics and the subsequent development of lymphedema. A combination of radioactivity and blue dye will be used.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

1000 Participants Needed

Why Other Patients Applied

"I have dealt with voice and vocal fold issues related to paralysis for over 12 years. This problem has negatively impacted virtually every facet of my life. I am an otherwise healthy 48 year old married father of 3 living. My youngest daughter is 12 and has never heard my real voice. I am now having breathing issues related to the paralysis as well as trouble swallowing some liquids. In my research I have seen some recent trials focused on helping people like me."

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Paralysis PatientAge: 50

"My orthopedist recommended a half replacement of my right knee. I have had both hips replaced. Currently have arthritis in knee, shoulder, and thumb. I want to avoid surgery, and I'm open-minded about trying a trial before using surgery as a last resort."

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Arthritis PatientAge: 78

"I changed my diet in 2020 and I’ve lost 95 pounds from my highest weight (283). I am 5’3”, female, and now 188. I still have a 33 BMI. I've been doing research on alternative approaches to continue my progress, which brought me here to consider clinical trials."

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Obesity PatientAge: 58

"As a healthy volunteer, I like to participate in as many trials as I'm able to. It's a good way to help research and earn money."

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Healthy Volunteer PatientAge: 38

"I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer three months ago, metastatic to my liver, and I have been receiving and responding well to chemotherapy. My blood work revealed that my tumor markers have gone from 2600 in the beginning to 173 as of now, even with the delay in treatment, they are not going up. CT Scans reveal they have been shrinking as well. However, chemo is seriously deteriorating my body. I have 4 more treatments to go in this 12 treatment cycle. I am just interested in learning about my other options, if any are available to me."

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Pancreatic Cancer PatientAge: 40

Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant for Blood Cancers

Minneapolis, Minnesota
For the next 5-10 years or possibly longer, a high proportion of the Cord Blood Banks (CBB) inventory worldwide will be composed of unlicensed umbilical cord blood (UCB) units. While Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-licensed units will be prioritized, it will always be possible that an unlicensed unit will have known attributes, making it a better source of cells for the given indication. Because of the wide variety of current and potential indications as a source of cells for hematopoietic reconstitution or other form of cellular therapy, it is critical that the investigators have access to unlicensed UCB units.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

250 Participants Needed

Surgical Technique for Preventing Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery

Rochester, Minnesota
The researchers are trying to answer if axillary reverse mapping (ARM) with lympho-venous bypass (LVB) in patients undergoing an axillary lymph node dissection reduces the rate and severity of post-operative lymphedema of the arm.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Sex:Female

264 Participants Needed

Ultrasound Analysis for Lymphedema

Rochester, Minnesota
Researchers are trying to validate the use of ultrasound sub-hertz analysis of viscoelastisty (SAVE) method to monitor tissue-fluid dynamics and stage disease severity in patients diagnosed with lymphedema.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation
Trial Phase:Unphased

90 Participants Needed

Compression Therapy vs Manual Lymphatic Drainage for Lymphedema

Saint Louis, Missouri
Primary Objective * To compare the effectiveness of 2 treatment protocols for patients with breast cancer-related subclinical lymphedema identified through bioimpedance spectroscopy, L-dex scores Secondary Objectives * To determine the necessary duration of intervention to reverse L-dex scores back to a normal range in patients with breast cancer-related subclinical lymphedema * To determine the time elapsed post-surgically to the development of subclinical lymphedema identified by bioimpedance spectroscopy, L-dex scores * To identify risk factors for the development of subclinical lymphedema in patients with breast cancer * To identify factors associated with the progression to clinical lymphedema following treatment of subclinical lymphedema as identified by bioimpedance spectroscopy, L-dex scores Women with breast cancer diagnoses and planned axillary lymph node procedures will receive pre-operative screening of arm volume with bioimpedance, which will capture baseline measurements. Then, subjects will undergo periodic screenings for the first 3 years following surgery. If a significant change in volume compared to baseline is detected with bioimpedance, subjects will be randomized to 1 of 2 treatment groups. The outcomes of 2 treatment protocols will be compared. Additionally, subjects will be screened each week during their treatment interventions to determine the necessary quantity of intervention before L-dex scores normalize.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Sex:Female

267 Participants Needed

Combined Therapies for Lymphedema Management

Nashville, Tennessee
This trial tests if using a gentle suction device along with standard therapy is more effective for reducing swelling in patients with arm or upper body lymphedema after cancer treatments. The suction helps soften hardened tissue, making it easier for massage and compression techniques to reduce swelling. A similar method has been shown to be a safe and reliable way to reduce excess fat in chronic arm lymphedema following breast cancer treatment.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:30 - 90
Sex:Female

18 Participants Needed

Photobiomodulation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancers

Nashville, Tennessee
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) as a treatment for breast cancer-related arm lymphedema (BCRL) in 2006. The investigators conducted two pilot clinical trials. Results demonstrated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of PBMT for the treatment of chronic lymphedema in head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors. The objective of this study is to further investigate and confirm the positive effects of PBMT on HNC-related chronic lymphedema.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

150 Participants Needed

Self-Management Program for Head & Neck Cancer-related Lymphedema

Nashville, Tennessee
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a standardized lymphedema and fibrosis self-management program (LEF-SMP) to improve LEF self-management and reduce LEF-associated symptom burden, functional deficits, and improve quality of life in head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

204 Participants Needed

Pain Management Blocks for Mastectomy in Breast Cancer

Cincinnati, Ohio
The purpose this research is to compare two different standards of care for pain management and two different standards of care for local numbing medicine for breast cancer patients who will have a total mastectomy.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 4

100 Participants Needed

Tourniquet Use for Lymphedema

Ann Arbor, Michigan
This is a prospective, randomized, equivalence trial designed to evaluate postoperative complications following hand surgery with a brachial tourniquet and without a tourniquet in patients that have previously had a mastectomy with axillary node dissection with or without radiation treatment or history of lymphedema.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Sex:Female

67 Participants Needed

Hypofractionated Radiation for Breast Cancer

Dearborn, Michigan
This is a prospective clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of hypofractionated regional nodal irradiation in breast cancer patients. After enrollment, participants will be stratified into 2 Groups based on the extent of axillary surgery. Participants will complete activities and assessments at baseline, and after completion of treatment at 1-2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 year, and 3 years following completion of treatment.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Sex:Female

56 Participants Needed

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