Clinical trial · Interventional
Domiciliary Physiotherapy During Breast Cancer Radiation
- 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)
Background: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women. Its treatment, including radiotherapy (RT), can cause potential complications to be treated by the physiotherapy. Objective: To evaluate 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. Study design: This is a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial. Methods: Thirty six volunteers were recruited from November 2009 to March 2012 and they were appraised at three different times: pre-RT, post-RT and 2 months after the end of RT. The parameters evaluated were: shoulder range of movement (ROM) and arm circumference. They were divided into two groups: CG) control group, submitted only to the assessments and SG) study group, submitted to domiciliary physiotherapy.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoulder Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domiciliary exercises for the upper limbs | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group
- description
- Control group (CG) subjected only to evaluations and to no exercises.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Study Group
- description
- Study group (SG) instructed to perform domiciliary exercises for the upper limbs
- interventionNames
- Other: Domiciliary exercises for the upper limbs
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Gain in range of movement measured in degrees
- timeFrame
- Three months
- description
- The volunteers were evaluated at three distinct times: pre-RT (first evaluation), post-RT (second evaluation) and 2 months after the end of RT (third evaluation). The following parameters were evaluated: ROM of shoulder joint and upper limb perimetry. To assess shoulder ROM, the movements of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal rotation and external rotation were measured, with each movement being performed by subjects. The volunteers were randomly divided into 2 groups: a control group (CG) subjected only to evaluations and to no exercise, and a study group (SG) instructed to perform domiciliary exercises for the upper limbs. The plan randomization was performed by a computer program that generated a list with the allotment of cases to the two groups. The allocation was randomized, but not concealed.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 30 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: \- Having been diagnosed with unilateral breast cancer and having been submitted to surgical and radiation treatment as part of the treatment for breast cancer, according to the therapeutic protocol of the unit Exclusion Criteria: \- Patients with neurological or orthopedic diseases that could impair the movements of the upper limbs, bilateral breast cancer, previous thoracic radiotherapy, and the presence of distant metastasis.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDLeal NF, Oliveira HF, Carrara HH. Supervised physical therapy in women treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2016 Aug 15;24:e2755. doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.0702.2755. PMID 27533265