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Acupuncture and Breast Cancer Rehabilitation

NCT02691208 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2016-06-06

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Summary

The patients were divided into two randomized groups with 24 patients per group, which were given weekly treatment for 10 weeks, one group treated with Kinesiotherapy lasting 30 minutes and the other group followed Kinesiotherapy the same protocol for another 30 minutes acupuncture using predefined points.

The patients were assessed at baseline, after five weeks and at the end of 10 weeks. Responded to an evaluation form about their registration and social data. The physical examination included the assessment of shoulder range of motion, shoulder muscle strength, circumference of the upper limbs and the presence of pain. Questionnaires of quality of life, upper limb function and depression.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Kinesiotherapy

Standard therapeutic exercise, pre-defined, based on stretching the neck muscles, shoulder girdle and upper limb exercises for ADM lasting 30 minutes.

OTHER

Acupuncture

Standard therapeutic exercise, pre-defined, based on stretching the neck muscles, shoulder girdle and upper limb exercises for ADM lasting 30 minutes plus 30 minutes of classical acupuncture using predefined points.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of São Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gil Facina, PhD · BRazil:Research committee - Recruting

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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Diseases

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