Status:

COMPLETED

Women Underwent TRAM Surgery: Its Influence on Abdominal Muscle Function and the Effects of Therapeutic Exercises

Lead Sponsor:

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Conditions:

Breast Neoplasms

Eligibility:

FEMALE

30-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The unilateral transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap is a major operation widely used for breast reconstruction. It is hypothesized that this surgery has the potential risk of weake...

Detailed Description

This first year of the proposed study was aimed to understand the impacts on abdominal muscle functions. We design a case-control, cross-sectional study. There were 46 women who have undergone TRAM fl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy adults
  • Their age should be ranged between 30 - 60 years
  • TRAM flap surgery patients
  • at least 6 months after the MS pedicled TRAM flap surgery

Exclusion

  • Healthy adults
  • a history of injury resulting in an inability to perform activities of daily living
  • scoliosis or spinal surgery
  • neurological, neuromuscular, rheumatological or systemic diseases
  • TRAM flap surgery patients
  • tumor distant metastasis
  • a history of injury resulting in an inability to perform activities of daily living
  • scoliosis or spinal surgery
  • neurological, neuromuscular, rheumatological or systemic diseases

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 24 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 8 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

82 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04886921

Start Date

February 24 2009

End Date

September 8 2014

Last Update

May 14 2021

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