Efficacy of shoulder exercise on loco regional complications in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer: a controlled clinical trial

UMIN ID: UMIN000001143

Registered date:30/04/2008

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Women submitted to breast surgery for breast cancer and had taken part of the post surgery rehabilitation program
• Date of first enrollment: 2005/06/01
• Target sample size: 69
• Countries of recruitment: South America
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

Women performed supervised exercises during RT (45 minutes, three times a week).The physiotherapy technique used was kinesiotherapy, composed of 19 exercises including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, as well as internal and external rotation movements of upper limbs.
Received a manual containing instructions about arm care and routine activities

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Exercise improves the shoulder motion and minimize the occurrence of scar adherence

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: Not applicable
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Female
• Exclude criteria: 1. Radiotherapy prior to surgery 2. Lymphedema of the upper limb and/or limitation in shoulder ROM prior to RT 3. Medical contraindication for physical exercise 4. Bilateral surgery 5. Local recurrence

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual de Campinas; UNICAMP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: CAPES - Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior