Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 06351, South Korea
NCT Number: NCT06922513
The study evaluates a newly developed service that provides personalized self-management guidance based on evidence-based arm circumference measurements and resulting volume changes. The research aims to determine whether this digital solution is practical and acceptable for patients while identifying any unexpected challenges during implementation, ultimately establishing its potential for clinical integration into lymphedema care.
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Notify Me18 year–70 year
Female
Interventional
Not applicable
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 06351, South Korea
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
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For lymphedema management, we use a smart measuring tape to measure arm circumference and provide analysis results along with self-management strategies.
Time frame: Baseline, Month 3
Self-Developed Questionnaire A. One item on the necessity of a lymphedema self-management app B. 23 items on satisfaction and acceptability C. Scoring scale: 1 (Strongly Disagree) - 6 (Strongly Agree)
Time frame: Baseline, Month 3
Full Title: System Usability Scale A. A 10-item questionnaire to evaluate system usability B. Score range is 0-100, with a benchmark known to be 68 points Self-developed questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline, Month 3
Objective: behavior change stage Scoring System A. Assess health behavior change on a 5-step scale B. (1) Before consideration: No intention to change problem behavior or adopt healthy behavior within the next 6 months, (2) Consideration: No specific plan but plan to take action within the next 6 months, (3) Preparation: Plan to take action within the next 30 days, (4) Action: In progress (less than 6 months), (5) Maintenance: In progress (more than 6 months) C. Check whether the change in the stage has occurred in a positive direction
Time frame: Baseline, Month 3
Full Title: Lymphedema quality of life questionnaire A. A questionnaire to measure the quality of life in patients with arm lymphedema B. Composed of subdomains including function, appearance, symptoms, mood, and quality of life C. Function, appearance, symptoms, and mood are rated on a 1-4 scale where lower scores indicate better quality of life, while quality of life is rated on a 0-10 scale where higher scores indicate better quality of life
Time frame: Baseline, Month 3
Full Title: EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-level Objective: quality of life Scoring System: Each item is evaluated on a 5-point scale and weighted according to the country. EQ VAS evaluates data on a scale of 0-100, with a higher score indicating better health.
Time frame: Baseline, Month 3
Full Title: lymphedema-specific exercise barriers self-efficacy A. Composed of 9 general exercise barriers and 5 lymphedema-related barrier items B. Evaluates how confident one feels about exercising in each situation on a scale from 0% (not confident at all) to 100% (extremely confident) with 10% intervals C. Interpreted as '0-20%=not confident at all, 20-40%=slightly confident, 40-60%=moderately confident, 60-80%=very confident, 80-100%=extremely confident'
Time frame: Baseline, Month 3
Self-developed questionnaire A. Level of self-awareness of edema, amount of affected arm use, anxiety about using the affected arm B. Level of self-awareness of edema: 2 items, 0 (not at all) - 10 (very much) scale C. Amount of affected arm use: 1 item, change in arm usage on a -5 to 5 scale D. Anxiety about using the affected arm: 1 item, change in anxiety about arm use on a -5 to 5 scale
Time frame: Baseline, Month 3
Objective: function, activity and participant, environment Scoring System: A. Assess the 8 items of body functions, 8 items of activities and participation, and 8 items of environmental factors of the breast cancer ICF core set brief B. Body functions are assessed as 0 (no problems) - 4 (extreme problems), 9 (not applicable). Activities and participation are assessed as 0 (no difficulties) - 4 (extreme difficulties), 9 (not applicable). Environment is assessed as 0 (no barriers) - 4 (extreme barriers), +0 (no facilitating factors) - +4 (complete facilitating factors), 9 (not applicable).
Time frame: Baseline, Month 3
Full Title: Canadian Occupational Performance Measure A. A client-centered assessment that identifies and prioritizes everyday problems that limit an individual's participation in daily life across all areas, including self-management, productive activities, and leisure B. Performance and satisfaction for activities selected as important issues are evaluated on a 0-10 scale C. Clinically significant change = 2-point change
Time frame: Baseline, Month 3
Upper Limb Circumference Measurement
Time frame: Baseline, Month 3
Optoelectronic Limb Volumeter (Perometer) Upper Limb Volume Measurement
Time frame: Baseline
Full Title: Global Physical Activity Questionnaire Consists of 16 questions designed to estimate an individual's physical activity level and sedentary time across three domains (work, transportation, and leisure time)
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