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Exercise Therapy During Radiotherapy

NCT04507789 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2021-02-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The main purpose of our study is to investigate the effects of exercise therapy on upper extremity functions in patients receiving radiotherapy to the axillary region after breast cancer surgery.

Conditions

  • Breast Cancer
  • Exercise Therapy
  • Radiotherapy
  • Upper Extremity Problem

Interventions

OTHER

exercise intervention

Exercise protocol will consist of the recommended special exercise sets for upper extremity problems on mastectomy patients. The upper extremity protocol has published in 2018 by Richmond and friends called prevention of musculoskeletal shoulder problems after breast cancer treatment UK-PROSPER protocol.this special protocol has unique exercise sets for to restore shoulder range of motion, to maintain good force level of upper extremity muscles and stretch exercises especially to the muscles around the radiotherapy area. Exercises will be done under the supervision of a specialized physiotherapist about upper extremity disorders.

OTHER

routine radiotherapy protokol

This intervention is only an observation to patients during their routine radiotherapy protocol. There will be no exercise intervention for the upper extremity for the patient in this group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hacettepe University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • YAVUZ YAKUT · Professor

  • Güçlü Sezai Kılıçoğlu · assistant doctor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-10-10
Primary Completion
2021-03-10
Completion
2021-04-10

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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