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The Effects of Pre-operative Physical Therapy Education

NCT01669187 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2014-04-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

It is expected that patients who receive physical therapy before surgery will have greater range of motion (ROM), strength, function, satisfaction, and less swelling, pain, and anxiety following surgery compared to those in the control group.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Education brochure

OTHER

Live education and exercise instruction

Participants will receive one to two physical therapy visits consisting of education on the lymphedema risks and prevention factors, along with detailed information about what to except post-surgery as well as with radiation/chemotherapy. Additionally, those in the intervention group will be instructed on exercises to maintain or increase glenohumeral and scapulothoracic joint ROM post surgery and will be set up with a walking program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oakland University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marie-Eve S Pepin, DPT · Oakland University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-12-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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