The Effect of Technological Based Rehabilitation Practices After Breast Cancer Surgery

Summary

The aim is to investigate the effects of supervised exercise program, telerehabilitation program and mobile application supported exercise program, applied in the acute period after breast cancer surgery, on upper extremity dysfunction.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

Standard Physiotherapy Exercise Group

At the beginning of the treatment, breathing exercises, upper extremity pumping exercises, scar tissue massage and flexion movements up to 90 degrees will be applied for the first 2 weeks. 2-6. Between weeks, pendulum exercise, shoulder rotation, lifting overhead with clasped hands while sitting and lying down, wand exercise, snow angels, clock on the wall exercise, m. Pectoralis minor and major stretching, standing trunk rotation, and scapulo-thoracic joint stabilization exercises will be applied. 6-8. In the following weeks, in addition to the previous exercises, strengthening exercises will be applied in all directions with theraband and weights. Exercises will start with 2 sets of 5-10 repetitions and progress to 10-15 repetitions. Exercises will be performed for 45 minutes, twice a week, for a total of 12 sessions, for a total of 6 weeks.

OTHER

Telerehabilitation Based Supervised Exercise Group

Exercises will be performed for 45 minutes, twice a week, for a total of 12 sessions, for a total of 6 weeks. In the telerehabilitation group, breathing exercises, upper extremity pumping exercises, scar tissue massage and flexion movements up to 90 degrees will be applied for the first 2 weeks at the beginning of the treatment, through a meeting with the patients via zoom application. 2-6. Between weeks, pendulum exercise, shoulder rotation, lifting overhead with clasped hands while sitting and lying down, wand exercise, snow angels, clock on the wall exercise, m. Pectoralis minor and major stretching, standing trunk rotation, and scapulo-thoracic joint stabilization exercises will be applied. 6-8. In the following weeks, in addition to the previous exercises, strengthening exercises will be applied in all directions with theraband and weights.

OTHER

Mobile Application Supported Exercise Group

With the videos uploaded to the Becure application, breathing exercises, upper extremity pumping exercises, scar tissue massage and flexion movements up to 90 degrees will be applied in the first 2 weeks. 2-6. Between weeks, pendulum exercise, shoulder rotation, lifting overhead with clasped hands while sitting and lying down, wand exercise, snow angels, clock on the wall exercise, m. Pectoralis minor and major stretching, standing trunk rotation, and scapulo-thoracic joint stabilization exercises will be applied. 6-8. Between weeks, in addition to the previous exercises, strengthening exercises will be applied in all directions with theraband and weight. Exercises will start with 2 sets of 5-10 repetitions and progress to 10-15 repetitions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medipol University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Begüm Büyükerik · Medipol University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

30 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-11-30

Primary Completion

2024-01-30

Completion

2024-02-15

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations