Clinical trial · Interventional
Effectiveness of Myofascial Release Versus Manual Lymphatic Drainage After Breast Cancer Surgery
Effectiveness of Myofascial Release Versus Manual Lymphatic Drainage After Breast Cancer Surgery In Women Undergoing Conservative Surgery and Radiotherapy. Randomized Clinical Trial
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Objective. To compare the effectiveness of myofascial therapy against manual lymphatic drainage in the reduction of sequelae secondary to conservative surgery and radiotherapy in women who survived breast cancer. Design. Randomized clinical trial. Site. Faculty of Physiotherapy of the University of Valencia. Participants. Twenty-four patients were included in the study. Interventions. 13 patients were randomly assigned to treatment with myofascial therapy and 11 to receive manual lymphatic drainage. Main measurements. Pain measured using the Visual Analogue Scale, shoulder joint range, shoulder functionality using the DASH questionnaire, quality of life assessed using the FACT-B questionnaire, and the depressed status of the patients using the PHQ-9 . All of this was assessed before and after treatment, and one month later as follow-up.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibromyalgia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphatic Drainage | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Myofascial Release | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Miofascial-reléase
- description
- Myofascial Release (MR), with the purpose of releasing fascial restriction zones and major fibrosis (thoraco-brachial) caused by restriction after CM tto. IM therapy was applied to the affected area. The position of the patient was identical during both treatment sessions.
- interventionNames
- Other: Myofascial Release
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)
- description
- It was applied following the Leduc method with the patient in a supine position with 30º elevation of the arm and very superficial and smooth maneuvers were performed in the axillary lymph nodes, in the chest region and in the arm with the same sequence as Guerero et al. The objective of the application in our study is to obtain a beneficial treatment for the patient since it produces an increase of blood and lymphatic circulation, with positive effects on the peripheral vegetative nervous system.
- interventionNames
- Other: Lymphatic Drainage
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 60 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women between the ages of 30 and 60 diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing conservative / partial surgery. * Without lymphedema or mild lymphedema. * They must have finished the coadjuvant treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * Women with muscle or tendon lesions in the arm. * Kin disorders or circulatory pathology. * Chemotherapy or radiotherapy. * Surgical history in the area are excluded from the study.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDSerra-Ano P, Ingles M, Bou-Catala C, Iraola-Lliso A, Espi-Lopez GV. Effectiveness of myofascial release after breast cancer surgery in women undergoing conservative surgery and radiotherapy: a randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2019 Jul;27(7):2633-2641. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4544-z. Epub 2018 Nov 24. PMID 30470892