ArticleTurkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation2017
Effects of complex decongestive therapy on quality of life, depression, neuropathic pain, and fatigue in women with breast cancer-related lymphedema.
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- A Systematic Review of Peripheral Neuropathies in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2022Pooled it
- A pragmatic evaluation of community-based lymphoedema services for individuals at risk of, or living with, cancer-related lymphoedema.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- The effect of the combined use of complex decongestive therapy with electrotherapy modalities for the treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema: a randomized clinical trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Effect of Complex Decongestive Therapy on Quality of Life in Advanced Breast Cancer Patients With Upper Limb Lymphedema: A Quasi-Experimental Study From a Palliative Lymphedema Care Clinic in Bangladesh.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Clinical Characteristics of Neuropathic Pain and Its Relationship with Cancer in Different Corporal Areas-A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- A comparative evaluation of the efficacy of complete decongestive therapy in the treatment of unilateral breast cancer-related lymphedema with and without metabolic syndrome.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Recent Advances in Therapeutic Modalities Against Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Future Epigenetic Landscape.Lymphatic research and biology · 2023Review
- Acquired lymphedema: Molecular contributors and future directions for developing intervention strategies.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Review
- The effects of complex decongestive therapy on kinesthetic sense of hands, upper extremity function, and quality of life in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Prevelance of upper extremity lymphedema and risk factors in patients with mastectomy: Single-center, observational, cross-sectional study.Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2020Article
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- Psychosocial Issues Associated with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: a Literature Review.Current breast cancer reports · 2020Review
- Assessment of Family Caregiver Burden and Its Relationships Between Quality of Life, Arm Disability, Grip Strength, and Lymphedema Symptoms in Women with Postmastectomy Lymphedema: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study.European journal of breast health · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate the effects of complex decongestive therapy (CDT) on the quality of life, depression, neuropathic pain, and fatigue in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). PATIENTS AND
methodsBetween March 2015 and June 2015, a total number of 60 patients (mean age 55.7±10.3 years; range 18 to 85 years) with BCRL were included in the study. Demographic data and previous medical records were recruited from medical files. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life- C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) for the quality of life, the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) for fatigue, Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questions (DN4) for neuropathic pain, and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) for the emotional status were used before and after the treatment. All patients received 20 sessions (one hour) of CDT for four weeks (five days per week).
resultsThere was a statistically significant reduction in the volume of the involved limbs after the treatment (p<0.001). There was also a significant reduction in the general health and functional scores of the EORTC QLQ-C30 (p<0.001, p=0.004, respectively). The DN4, BFI, and BDI scores were significantly improved after the treatment (p<0.001, p=0.043, p=0.019, respectively).
conclusionOur study results suggest that CDT is an effective and safe method to achieve not only a significant volume reduction in the limbs involved by lymphedema, but also good outcomes in the management of other symptoms related to BCRL.
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