50
Participants
Start Date
June 1, 2015
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2019
Study Completion Date
October 31, 2019
Bilateral leg compression stockings
Prescribed Jobst Elvarex compression class 1 (18 to 21 mmHg) standard or custom-made stockings for both lower limbs with or without panty; participants will be recommended to wear the garments for 12 to 16 hours daily for at least 6 months post-operatively.
Individualized exercise
Individualized education on exercise according to the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines and self-lymphatic drainage techniques
Lymphedema risk reduction
Standard education on lymphedema risk reduction along with printed materials from the Lymphedema Association of Quebec
McGill University Health Centre Lymphedema Support Centre, Montreal
Jewish General Hospital
OTHER
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
OTHER