Tokyo, Nov. 20 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059826) titled 'Evaluation of subcutaneous fat fibrosis in patients with lymphedema using ultrasonography' on Nov. 20.
Study Type:
Observational
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Condition:
Condition - lymphedema
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - Lymphedema is progressive once it develops, and in advanced cases, it becomes intractable with marked fibrosis of subcutaneous fat, significantly impairing the patient's quality of life. However, there are currently no tests available to evaluate fat fibrosis. We aim to establish a method for evaluating fat tissue fibrosis using ultrasound.
Basic objectives2 - Others
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 20
years-old
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - The patient with upper or lower limb lymphedema who has consented to participate in the study and is undergoing lymphatic venous anastomosis.
The patient who is undergoing reconstructive surgery using a anterolateral thigh flap or fascia lata graft and has consented to participate in the study.
Key exclusion criteria - No
Target Size - 50
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Open public recruiting
Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 04 Month 01 Day
Date of IRB - 2025 Year 07 Month 22 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 04 Month 01 Day
Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 03 Month 31 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000067295
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