Geneva, May 20 -- International Clinical Trials Registry received information related to the study (ACTRN12625000414415) titled 'Preventing lymphedema in breast cancer surgery: a study using fluorescent imaging to identify lymphatic vessels and microsurgery to join them to veins during lymph node removal' on May 7.
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design:
Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Non-randomised trial
Masking: Open (masking not used)
Assignment: Other
Type of endpoint: Efficacy
Primary Sponsor: Chris O'Brien Lifehouse
Condition:
lymphedema
lymphedema
Cancer - Breast
Intervention:
The intervention involves performing immediate lymphaticovenous anastomosis (ILA) at the time of axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) for breast ca...