40
Participants
Start Date
April 18, 2022
Primary Completion Date
August 1, 2022
Study Completion Date
October 30, 2024
exercise and training
"Preoperative: An introductory information form will be filled out, and a lymphedema self-care and exercise booklet will be given.~Postoperative: Patients will be applied Progressive Upper Limb Exercises and Muscle Relaxation Training (PULE-MRT), lymphedema upper extremity circumference measurement, and symptom alert model until discharge, and Muscle Relaxation Training will continue until discharge.~Post-Discharge: They will be asked to record a diary at home. PULE-MRT will continue until day 15. The 15-day exercise program will continue for up to 3 months. Follow-up will be made by telephone according to the symptom alert model at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd months, and at the end of the 3rd month, the breast cancer-related lymphedema self-care scale will be administered."
Erciyes University, Kayseri
Gulseren MARAS
OTHER