Lymphedema Symptom Intensity and Distress Surveys-Truncal and Head and Neck, Version 2.0.

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Quantification of breast lymphoedema following conservative breast cancer treatment: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023
   Pooled it
2. A systematic review of validated assessments methods for head and neck lymphedema.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023
   Pooled it
3. Short-Term Outcomes of Advanced Pneumatic Compression Device Versus Usual Care Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Multi-Site Randomized Clinical Trial.Head & neck · 2026
   Trial
4. Ultrasound: Assessment of breast dermal thickness: Reliability, responsiveness to change, and relationship to patient-reported outcomes.Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 2022
   Trial
5. Comparison of four breast lymphoedema patient reported outcome measures in women following breast conserving surgery and radiotherapy: examination of frequencies of symptoms and measurement properties.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2026
   Article
6. Longitudinal Evaluation of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Stiffness and Self-Reported Fibrosis-Related Symptoms After Radiotherapy in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer.Cancers · 2026
   Article
7. Assessing Head and Neck Cancer-Related Lymphoedema Using Indocyanine Green Lymphography-A Pilot Study.Head & neck · 2025
   Article
8. Advances in etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of lymphedema: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in medicine · 2025
   Review
9. Lymphovenous Anastomosis for the External and Internal Types of Head and Neck Lymphedema: A Case Series and Preliminary Clinical Results.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024
   Article
10. EffEx-HN trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial on the EFFectiveness and feasibility of a comprehensive supervised EXercise program during radiotherapy in Head and Neck cancer patients on health-related quality of life.Trials · 2023
    Article

Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Funding

Abstract

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