Reduction of Lymphedema Secondary to Breast Cancer (EJERDIETLIF)
Lymphedema
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lymphedema focused on measuring Lymphedema, breast cancer, strength training, body composition, body mass index, exercise capacity, health-related quality of life, memory, hypocaloric diet, Mediterranean diet
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients older than 18 years and under 80 who have lymphedema diagnosed according to the truncated cone formula (increase of > 200 ml with respect to the contralateral) and are referred to Rehabilitation for treatment.
- Having completed the chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment at least 6 months prior to randomization.
- Not having received manual lymphatic drainage in the 2 months prior to the intervention.
- BMI > 25 y < 40 kg/m2.
- Signature of informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Traumatological, neurological, rheumatological or cardiovascular problems that prevent patients from performing the training.
- Phase IIIB structured lymphedema
- Metastatic disease.
- Illness that prevents the subject from carrying out the program.
- Unstable heart disease
- Ejection fraction of the left ventricle higher than 35.
- Voluntary or involuntary weight loss > 10% in the last 3 months.
- Illiterate.
- Those who do not sign the informed consent to participate in the study.
- Abusive intake of alcohol or other dependencies that in the opinion of the investigator could interfere with the study.
Sites / Locations
- Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Exercise and nutritional program
Control Group
Intervention group that receives supervised exercise and weight loss program based on individual and group intervention with Mediterranean diet and substitute for a daily meal (non-mandatory), manual lymphatic drainage and compression garment if there is more than 600 ml of excess volume in the limb affected.
Control group will receive recommendations for aerobic unsupervised exercise 150 min per week, standard dietary recommendations (Mediterranean diet pattern and 1800 Kcal diet), manual lymphatic drainage and compression garment if there is more than 600 ml of excess volume in the limb affected.