Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:45 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:45 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01003951
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Women age 18 or older willing to sign consent.
* Lymphedema in an arm as a result of surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation therapy for breast cancer per Breast surgeon or medical oncologist.
* Patients must have received a clinical diagnosis of lymphedema for at least 6 months and no more than 5 years after diagnosis of chronic lymphedema.
* The affected arm must be \>2cm larger than the unaffected arm; this is the standard diagnosis and the one used in the MSKCC studies cited above. The standard measurement techniques will be applied 20.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Previous acupuncture treatment for lymphedema
* Diuretic use
* History of primary (congenital) lymphedema
* Metastatic cancer
* History of autoimmune disorder (including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis)
* History of other fibroproliferative disorder including cirrhosis, pulmonary fibrosis, kidney fibrosis, systemic sclerosis/scleroderma
* Current treatment with corticosteroids
* Treatment with myelosuppressive or stimulatory drugs within 6 months of enrollment
* History of bone marrow transplantation
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
FEMALE
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01003951
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01003951