Clinical trial · Interventional
Domiciliary Physiotherapy in Women Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer Radiation
NCT01940107CI-TRIAL-00012049completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
To observe the effect of domiciliary physiotherapy on the upper limb applied during the period of radiotherapy in women submitted to surgical and radiotherapy for breast cancer. The parameters evaluated were: shoulder range of movement (ROM) and arm circumference. There was significant difference between the ipsilateral and contralateral limbs for flexion, abduction and external rotation. There was no difference in perimetry in either group
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen Shoulder, | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Shoulder Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| evaluations | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Protocol of physiotherapy exercises | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Control Group (CG)
- description
- Control Group, which were subjected only to evaluations and to no exercise
- interventionNames
- Other: evaluations
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Study Group (SG)
- description
- Study group (SG), was oriented to perform domiciliary exercises for the upper limbs.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Protocol of physiotherapy exercises
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Recovery of shoulder range of movements (ROM) and prevention of arm lymphedema
- timeFrame
- 90 days
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * be diagnosed with unilateral breast cancer; * be submitted to surgical and radiation treatment as part of the treatment for breast cancer. Exclusion Criteria: * patients with neurological or orthopedic diseases that could impair the upper limb movements * bilateral breast cancer; * prior thoracic radiotherapy; * presence of distant metastasis.
References
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