Compression therapy to prevent nerve damage from chemo
Part of Cancer, Digestive system, Skin clinical trials.
This trial tests if wearing compression gloves and socks during chemotherapy can prevent nerve damage in hands and feet caused by taxane or oxaliplatin treatment. It may help patients avoid numbness, tingling, or pain.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are scheduled for taxane chemotherapy for breast cancer or oxaliplatin chemotherapy for rectal or colorectal cancer.
- You have not had chemotherapy that can cause nerve damage before.
- Your chemotherapy is planned to last between 8 and 26 weeks.
- You understand written and spoken Swedish.
- You do not have any current lymphedema in your arms or legs that requires compression therapy.
- You are not pregnant and do not have a mental or physical condition that would prevent you from giving informed consent.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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