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Effect of Mechanical Stimulation on Mastectomy Scars

NCT02702050 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 108

Last updated 2018-04-05

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of mechanical stimulation on mastectomy scars in:

(i) alleviating scar appearance - pigmentation, vascularity, pliability and thickness, (ii) reducing shoulder morbidities, (iii) improving arm functions, and (iv) enhancing quality of life, in women with breast cancer after mastectomy.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Mechanical stimulation (LPG system; Cellu M6 Integral I)

For the mechanical stimulation group, an additional ten-minute mechanical stimulation will be provided in each of the twelve sessions of convention treatment program. The device produced skin lift through suction via a treatment head with 2 rollers installed. It was a non-invasive technique which aimed to mobilize soft tissues by creating skin folds and stretching the underlying soft tissues while manipulating the treatment head according to protocol.

OTHER

Conventional treatment

Twelve sessions of 40-minute remedial exercises, 5-minute warm up and 5-minute cool down exercises, within a 6-week period (i.e., two sessions per week)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrea KP LEUNG, MSc · Physiotherapy Department ,Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-03-31
Primary Completion
2018-03-29
Completion
2018-03-29

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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