Clinical trial · Interventional
Acupuncture and Breast Cancer Rehabilitation
Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Rehabilitation of Physical and Functional Disorders of Women Undergoing Breast câncer Surgery
- 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)
The patients were divided into two randomized groups with 24 patients per group, which were given weekly treatment for 10 weeks, one group treated with Kinesiotherapy lasting 30 minutes and the other group followed Kinesiotherapy the same protocol for another 30 minutes acupuncture using predefined points. The patients were assessed at baseline, after five weeks and at the end of 10 weeks. Responded to an evaluation form about their registration and social data. The physical examination included the assessment of shoulder range of motion, shoulder muscle strength, circumference of the upper limbs and the presence of pain. Questionnaires of quality of life, upper limb function and depression.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Kinesiotherapy | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group I Kinesiotherapy
- description
- women with pain treated with a predefinided exercises protocol of 30 minutes.
- interventionNames
- Other: Kinesiotherapy
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group II Acupuncture
- description
- women with pain treated with a predefinided exercises protocol of 30 minutes followed by 30 minutes of acupuncture, used in predefined points
- interventionNames
- Other: Acupuncture
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Result of rehabilitation about pain, Shoulder Range of Motion, lymphedema presence, upper limb function, Depressive symptoms, Quality of life and Muscle strength with kinesioterapy and acupuncture
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * underwent surgical treatment of breast cancer, radical or conservative, * pain in scapular girdle, in the thoracic or cervical spine, after three months surgery. * level of pain ≥ 3 in the Visual Analogue Scale Exclusion Criteria: * bilateral breast surgery, * metastatic disease, * vascular and tactile sensitivity disorders, * uncompensated diabetes mellitus type I and II * lower education level than four years.
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