Sign up for our home body water analyzer study today!
Visit this link or contact our Principal Investigator, Cheri Teranishi-Hashimoto (808-566-3248 or cheri.teranishi@rehabhospital.
REHAB Hospital of the Pacific, Hawaii’s only premier, acute-care rehabilitation hospital, is conducting a study to determine if an at home body water analyzer can help to detect lymphedema (i.e., swelling in the body caused by the accumulation of protein rich fluid) earlier than with the current standard of care.
Who Can Join?
- Must be 18-years of age or older
- A medical history with a diagnosis of unilateral breast cancer and related surgery (i.e. lumpectomy, mastectomy) no longer than one year ago
Benefits You Receive
- Daily at home monitoring of your bodywater levels for a year
- Possible earlier detection of subclinical lymphedema if it starts to develop
- Your contribution to research to help future breast cancer patients and others
What We Test For
Physical tests and measures will take approximately one (1) hour for the initial assessment and 15-60 minutes for follow up visits. You will be asked to return at 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months after your initial assessment. Test and measurements will include:
- Body composition & circumference measurements
- Flexibility (shoulder active and passive range of motion)
- Lymphedema and shoulder function related questionnaires
Participants may be compensated up to $600. Compensation is dependent on the number of sessions completed ($100/session) and completion of the exit survey.