Clinical trial · Interventional
Effects of Manual Therapy on Chronic Pain and Functionality of Breast Cancer Survivors
The Effects of Manual Therapy on Chronic Pain and Functionality of Breast Cancer Survivors: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): The study had to be stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The University has been closed since the beginning of the pandemic until the present date (02/2021) due to the social distance imposed by the government.
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
the aim of this study is to verify whether manual therapy associated with kinesiotherapy is more effective than kinesiotherapy alone in the treatment of chronic pain and upper limb dysfunction in women surviving cancer of mama. It is a randomized controlled double blind clinical trial (evaluator and patient), parallel in two groups (Intervention Group and Sham Group). The intervention will last 6 weeks and chronic pain and upper limb functionality will be evaluated. Both groups will undergo a kinesiotherapy program once a week for 6 consecutive weeks. Also, participants in the intervention group will receive, once a week, a manual therapy protocol, while participants in the Sham group will receive traditional massage. Manual therapy associated with kinesiotherapy is expected to yield superior results to the isolated kinesiotherapy in chronic pain and upper limb functionality.
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 (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinesiotherapy Protocol | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Manual Therapy Protocol | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Traditional Massage | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention Group
- description
- Once a week for 6 consecutive weeks, this group will receive a manual therapy protocol with an approach based on Taylor et al., 1990; Schleip et al., 2012; Bienfait, 1999 and Myers, 2016, lasting 20 minutes, focused on the upper quadrant homolateral to the surgery. Shortly thereafter, this group will participate in a kinesiotherapy protocol with stretching, mobility and strengthening exercises, also for 20 minutes. All sessions will be individual.
- interventionNames
- Other: Kinesiotherapy Protocol
- Other: Manual Therapy Protocol
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- Sham Group
- description
- Once a week for 6 consecutive weeks, this group will receive a soft and shallow traditional massage, lasting 20 minutes. Shortly thereafter, this group will participate to the same kinesiotherapy protocol with stretching, mobility and strengthening exercises, also for 20 minutes. All sessions will be individual.
- interventionNames
- Other: Kinesiotherapy Protocol
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * age over 18 years; * have had surgery to treat breast cancer;- have completed chemotherapy and / or radiotherapy; * have upper quadrant pain homolateral to surgery for at least the last 3 months, with a score of 4 or more on the visual analog scale (VAS) in the last week * present a score greater than or equal to 30 on the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Dysfunction Questionnaire (DASH). Exclusion Criteria: * difficulty in understanding the Portuguese language to answer the questionnaires; * have had bilateral surgery to treat breast cancer; * be in palliative care; * pregnant women; * be using analgesic and / or anti-inflammatory drugs * women with rheumatic diseases * be in physical therapy during the intervention period.
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