Clinical trial · Observational
Early Rehabilitation After Immediate Reconstruction With TEI in Breast Cancer Patients
Early Rehabilitation After Total Mastectomy and Immediate Reconstruction With Tissue Expander Insertion in Breast Cancer Patients
- 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 purpose of the study is to find best post-operative rehabilitation protocol after total mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with tissue expander insertion. This study compared outcomes of two post-operative rehabilitation protocols ; "conventional protocol", which immobilized shoulder and upper arm motion for a month and "early rehabilitation protocol" with short-term immobilization period and early mobilization.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Early rehabilitation group
- description
- Breast cancer patients who underwent reconstructive surgery in samsung medical center from Jan 2017 to August 2017. Following early rehabilitation protocol, patients were educated to undergo a self-exercise program after short-term immobilization of 2 weeks.
- label
- Conventional protocol group
- description
- Breast cancer patients who underwent reconstructive surgery in samsung medical center from May 2016 to Dec 2016. Following conventional protocol, patients were asked to immobilize their shoulder for more than 4 weeks and then undergo self-exercise program.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- The shoulder range of motion (ROM)
- timeFrame
- 2 month
- description
- Shoulder ROM was measured in flexion, abduction, external rotation and internal rotation in the affected upper limb at post-operative 1 month and 2month. Measurements were conducted by a physiatrist using a goniometer with patients in seated position.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Subject has breast cancer * Subject underwent total mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with tissue expander insertion Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who had pre-existing conditions before breast cancer surgery that limit shoulder movement.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDKim KH, Yeo SM, Cheong IY, Kim Y, Jeon BJ, Hwang JH. Early Rehabilitation after Total Mastectomy and Immediate Reconstruction with Tissue Expander Insertion in Breast Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Case-control Study. J Breast Cancer. 2019 Sep;22(3):472-483. doi: 10.4048/jbc.2019.22.e40. PMID 31598346