A Single-blind, Randomized Trial of Horse Chestnut Seed Extract for the Treatment of Lymphedema of the Arm in Breast Cancer Survivors
The objectives of this study are to evaluate the effectiveness of escin (as horse chestnut
seed extract) for arm lymphedema in women following treatment for breast cancer, to evaluate
the accuracy and sensitivity of bioelectric impedance as a measurement of lymphedema of the
arm, and to validate the proposed arm lymphedema quality-of-life questionnaire.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Reduction of arm lymphedema
Paul R Hutson, PharmD
Principal Investigator
University of Wisconsin, Madison
United States: Food and Drug Administration
2004-050
NCT00213928
May 2002
September 2008
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University of Wisconsin | Madison,, Wisconsin 53792-5666 |