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Aquatic Versus Land Based Exercise on Lymphedema Post Mastectomy

NCT04257643 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2020-02-06

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Summary

Fifty eligible breast cancer survivors (median, 10 yrs after surgery) with arm lymph-edema (median, 21% inter limb difference) were included and randomized into the intervention(group A, n = 25) or control ( Group B, n = 25). Intervention group received 60 minutes aquatic-based exercise in the form of warm-up for 10 mins, then strengthening exercise for 40 minutes, followed by 10 min cooling down in the form of stretching and mobility exercise, three times a week for 8 weeks, plus land-based exercise session for 60 minutes for 8 weeks in the form of warm-up, strengthening, and cooling down exercise. The control group received 60 minutes of land base exercise, three times a week, for 8 weeks. Arm volume, shoulder flexion, abduction range of motion and pain using a visual analogue scale were assessed at baseline and after 8 weeks of treatment.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

aquatic based exercise.

exercise under water with the patient standing in a swimming pool, for 60 minswith water to the neck and then practice the arm exercise plus the diaphragmatic breathing exercise. The duration of the exercise programs was selected to be 60 minutes, 3 days per week for 8-week intervention

OTHER

land-based exercise.

land-based exercise session for 60 minutes for 8 weeks in the form of warm-up, strengthening, and cooling down exercise.Land-based exercise program: Supervised program consisted of 60-min sessions, three times a week, over 8 weeks. The exercise program consisted of the first 10 minutes for warm-up exercise with a small softball, fit -ball, mobility and stretching exercise. Then 30-40 minutes for strength development with different materials and positions, that require more body control and increase joint motion. Then the last 10 minutes for cooling down for stretching exercise for the arm muscles \[14\]. Women were asked to exercise continuously for 60 mins, by performing the arm exercises by repeating the session, and were instructed to exercise at moderate intensity .

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Khadra M Ali, Phd · Cairo University, Faculty of physical Therapy.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-01
Primary Completion
2019-11-30
Completion
2019-11-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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