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Surgical Intervention and Physiotherapy in Breast Cancer: Effects in Scapular Kinematics, Pain and Upper Limb Function

NCT02604030 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 9

Last updated 2017-03-01

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Summary

Our objective is to identify the possible changes of three-dimensional scapula movement during arm elevation in women after breast cancer surgery and subjected to a physical therapy intervention. Also to evaluate pain, upper limb function and quality of life. Methods: Will be evaluated 25 women with a clinical diagnosis of breast cancer and 25 healthy controls women with no history of musculoskeletal disorders of upper limbs and matched with age and body mass index. Two pre-surgical evaluations in the month prior to surgical treatment of breast cancer and two post-surgical assessments are going to be assess: the first, after 4 weeks after surgery, when patients have received 8 sessions of physical therapy in upper limb; the second, after 8 weeks after surgery, when patients completed 16 sessions of physical therapy for shoulder complex . In each evaluation, bilateral scapular kinematics will be analyzed by an electromagnetic tracking device during arm elevation in scapula plane, in breast cancer group. Range of motion will by assessed by a digital inclinometer and muscle strength by a hand held dynamometer. Also, pain will be assessed by visual analog scale and upper limb function by DASH questionnaire. Quality of life is going to be evaluated by 36 questionnaire -item Short Form Health Survey (SF36).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Upper limb function

Physical therapy program will be done in two steps, with 8 sessions each one (twice a week for four weeks). First, 8 sessions of passive mobilization in glenohumeral joint and scapular, scar massage, lymphatic drainage, stretching exercises will be completed. Second, 8 sessions of upper limb strengthening and stretching exercises for upper limb. Each session will be completed in 1 hour (twice a week) during two months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2017-01-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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