Domiciliary Physiotherapy in Women Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer Radiation

NCT01940107 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: hhacarra
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 36
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To observe the effect of domiciliary physiotherapy on the upper limb applied during the period of radiotherapy in women submitted to surgical and radiotherapy for breast cancer. The parameters evaluated were: shoulder range of movement (ROM) and arm circumference. There was significant difference between the ipsilateral and contralateral limbs for flexion, abduction and external rotation. There was no difference in perimetry in either group

Conditions

Frozen Shoulder,; Shoulder Pain

Keywords

breast cancer,; radiotherapy,; physical therapy,; upper limb

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Recovery of shoulder range of movements (ROM) and prevention of arm lymphedema

  90 days

Study Arms (2)

Control Group (CG)

OTHER

Control Group, which were subjected only to evaluations and to no exercise

Other: evaluations

Study Group (SG)

EXPERIMENTAL

Study group (SG), was oriented to perform domiciliary exercises for the upper limbs.

Procedure: Protocol of physiotherapy exercises

Interventions

evaluations OTHER

Only evaluations

Control Group (CG)

Protocol of physiotherapy exercises PROCEDURE

Oriented domiciliary physiotherapeutic exercises

Study Group (SG)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• be diagnosed with unilateral breast cancer;
• be submitted to surgical and radiation treatment as part of the treatment for breast cancer.

You may not qualify if:

• patients with neurological or orthopedic diseases that could impair the upper limb movements
• bilateral breast cancer;
• prior thoracic radiotherapy;
• presence of distant metastasis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Sao Paulo: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo

Ribeirão Preto, Saõ Paulo, 14049900, Brazil

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Bursitis; Shoulder Pain; Breast Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Arthralgia; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MD, PhD, Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 6, 2013
• First Posted: September 11, 2013
• Study Start: August 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2012
• Study Completion: September 1, 2012
• Last Updated: September 11, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-09

Locations

BR (1)