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Effectiveness of Myofascial Release Versus Manual Lymphatic Drainage After Breast Cancer Surgery

NCT03182881 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2017-08-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Objective. To compare the effectiveness of myofascial therapy against manual lymphatic drainage in the reduction of sequelae secondary to conservative surgery and radiotherapy in women who survived breast cancer.

Design. Randomized clinical trial. Site. Faculty of Physiotherapy of the University of Valencia. Participants. Twenty-four patients were included in the study. Interventions. 13 patients were randomly assigned to treatment with myofascial therapy and 11 to receive manual lymphatic drainage.

Main measurements. Pain measured using the Visual Analogue Scale, shoulder joint range, shoulder functionality using the DASH questionnaire, quality of life assessed using the FACT-B questionnaire, and the depressed status of the patients using the PHQ-9 . All of this was assessed before and after treatment, and one month later as follow-up.

Conditions

  • Fibromyalgia

Interventions

OTHER

Lymphatic Drainage

It was applied with the patient in a supine position with 30º elevation of the arm and very superficial and smooth maneuvers were performed in the axillary lymph nodes, the chest region and the arm.

OTHER

Myofascial Release

For the use of the treatment the bases of Pilat, A. 2016 were followed. The global and specific techniques for the periganglionar and upper thoracic region were chosen. The application of each smooth maneuver three-dimensional fascial movement has been carried out has an approximate duration of about 10 minutes and a total of 50 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Valencia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-22
Primary Completion
2017-06-20
Completion
2017-07-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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