Prevention of Sequelae Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery by Self-massages and Self Stretching. Impact of Learning Workshops.

NCT03651973 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2015-4-6-003
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 143
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Myofascial pain syndrome is a common cause of chronic pain characterized by myofascial pain and trigger points. Recommendations regarding management of pain after breast cancer don't mention myofascial syndrome despite a study suggests possible myofascial syndrome with roughly 75% of patients in pain. 144 patients having a local breast cancer requiring surgery will be randomized in this study, ratio 1:1 standard and experimental groups. Every patients (standard and experimental groups) will attend 4 specific consultations during which standard recommendations will be given, pain, quality of life, shoulder range of motion, global upper limbs force will be assessed. In addition, patient randomized in experimental group will attend self massages and self stretching workshops, one before surgery and one after surgery. Patients will be encouraged to performed daily self massages and self stretching. The aim of the study is to assess impact of self massages and self stretching workshops on sequelae pain further surgery for breast cancer.

Conditions

Breast Cancer; Surgery

Keywords

Self massages and self stretching; Workshops for self massages and stretching learning

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Impact of Learning workshops (self massages and self stretching) on sequelae pain after breast cancer surgery

  Number of patients with chronic pain

  For 12 months after surgery

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Impact of patient quality of life

  at 3, 6 and 12 months

Study Arms (2)

With learning workshops

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients in experimental arm will attend learning workshops, one before breast cancer surgey and one after surgery. Patients will be educated by physiologist to self massages and self stretching. Each workshop will last around 2 hours.

Other: Learning workshops

Without learning workshops

OTHER

Standard follow-up. Patients randomized in this arm won't attend Learning workshops and will be followed in a standard way.

Other: Standard follow-up

Interventions

Learning workshops OTHER

Patients enrolled into experimental arm will participate to educative workshops before and after surgery for breast cancer. The aim of these workshop is to educate patient to self massages and self stretching.

With learning workshops

Standard follow-up OTHER

Patients enrolled into standard group will be followed in a standard way without any additional procedure except randomization that allocates to the standard group

Without learning workshops

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Woman
• Local development of breast cancer, every stages except stage IV
• Indication of surgery whatever surgery type except breast reconstruction
• More than18 years
• Life expectancy \> 12 months assessed by surgeon or pain specialist
• Informed and written consent
• Affiliated to a social security system

You may not qualify if:

• History of chronic pain
• History of shoulder pain
• Any illness or severe disease, medical or psychiatric, that could prevent the patient to follow study procedures or to give her informed consent, according investigators,
• History of breast surgery
• Pregnant or lactating woman
• Protected adult or deprived of her liberty

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Center Eugene Marquis: lead

Study Sites (1)

Centre Eugène Marquis

Rennes, 35042, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Study Officials

• Aurélie THEBAULT

  Centre Eugène Marquis

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 4, 2018
• First Posted: August 29, 2018
• Study Start: January 13, 2020
• Primary Completion: September 25, 2025
• Study Completion: September 25, 2025
• Last Updated: March 19, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)