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Researchers are trying to validate the use of ultrasound sub-hertz analysis of viscoelastisty (SAVE) method to monitor tissue-fluid dynamics and stage disease severity in patients diagnosed with lymphedema.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Affected (Lymphedema) | Experimental | Subjects affected lymphedema extremity will have elastic and viscoelastic parameters collected by ultrasound procedure |
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| Unaffected (Control) | Active Comparator | Subjects unaffected extremity will have elastic and viscoelastic parameters collected by ultrasound procedure |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound Procedure | Diagnostic Test | Ultrasound technique that uses a compression device integrated with ultrasound imaging to perform in vivo ramp-and-hold uniaxial creep-like test on upper extremity lymphedema (UEL) in vivo. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Viscoelasticity parameters with lymphedema as obtained using the SAVE method | Defined as the difference in viscoelastic parameters between the arm affected with lymphedema and the unaffected extremity (affected minus unaffected) using the sub-hertz analysis of viscoelasticity method | Baseline |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Forte, MD | Mayo Clinic | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Mayo Clinic | Jacksonville | Florida | 32224 | United States | ||
| Mayo Clinic |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008209 | Lymphedema |
| ID | Term |
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| D008206 | Lymphatic Diseases |
| D006425 | Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014463 | Ultrasonography |
| ID | Term |
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| D003952 | Diagnostic Imaging |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
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The unaffected arm will be used to serve as control for the affected extremity.
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| Rochester |
| Minnesota |
| 55905 |
| United States |