Status:
COMPLETED
Upper Limb Function After Breast Cancer Surgery: the Role of Post-operative Physical Therapy Intervention
Lead Sponsor:
Assuta Medical Center
Conditions:
Breast Neoplasms
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Surgical treatments can cause late effects influencing activity of daily living, physical activity, and overall health. Late effects include persistent pain reported by 30 - 50% of women that underwen...
Detailed Description
Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of early postoperative physical therapy program on upper-limb function and returning to physical activity in the first 6 months following surgery...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Women
- Age 18-65.
- Diagnosed with breast cancer, undergoing breast surgery,
- Functional independence prior to the operation.
- Ability to communicate in Hebrew.
Exclusion
- Cognitive disorders, patients unable to sign the consent form.
- Back and spinal morbidity.
- Fibromyalgia or chronic pain disorders.
- Neurological disorders.
- Renal failure with the need for dialysis.
- Lymphedema prior to surgery.
- History of breast surgery.
- Shoulder surgery or shoulder injuries with limited ROM.
- Ischemic heart disease, heart failure and radical heart insufficiency.
- Radical mastectomy, LD and DEIP reconstruction, exchange breast prosthesis.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
160 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03389204
Start Date
July 1 2018
End Date
September 1 2019
Last Update
January 26 2021
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Assuta Medican Center
Tel Aviv, Israel, 69710