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Reducing Arm Morbidity in Pre- and Post-breast Cancer Surgery

NCT00170235 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2010-09-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall aim of this pilot study is to explore the feasibility of a randomized trial to test the effectiveness of physical therapy, provided both pre- and post-surgery, on reducing arm morbidity and increasing health-related quality of life (HRQL) post-surgery.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Prehabilitation

Exercise class pre-surgery

OTHER

Usual care

Exercise booklet, physiotherapy if needed

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance

    collaborator OTHER

  • McGill University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nancy Mayo, PhD · James McGill Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-08-31
Primary Completion
2009-07-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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