Clinical trial · Observational
A Pilot Tele-rehabilitation Trial for Breast Cancer Survivors
A Pilot Feasibility Study of a Tele-rehabilitation System Among Women Who Undergo a Unilateral Mastectomy for Breast Cancer
- 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)
Breast cancer is the leading cancer affecting women in Singapore. Breast cancer survivors commonly experience declined physical function and quality of life, due to their upper limb morbidity and wound issues post-surgery. Rehabilitation therapy can address the aforementioned issues that the survivors may experience during their recovery. No therapy however, can be effective if patients do not utilize them. Home-based telehealth (e.g., tele-rehabilitation) self-managed by patients and guided by healthcare professionals can potentially improve the service use and recovery. This study aims to understand the lived experience of post-mastectomy tele-rehabilitation and recovery process among female patients who undergo a unilateral mastectomy for breast cancer.
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 Female | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving routine rehabilitation care via tele-rehabilitation system | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Tele-rehabilitation
- description
- Patients who choose tele-rehabilitation
- interventionNames
- Other: Receiving routine rehabilitation care via tele-rehabilitation system
- label
- Usual care
- description
- Patients who choose usual (rehabilitation) care
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- The experience of rehabilitation (i.e., drain care, exercise and massage)
- timeFrame
- 12 weeks from the baseline assessment
- description
- We will interview our participants about their experience of going through a rehabilitation process. This is qualitative data.
- measure
- Shoulder range of motion
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
- Maximum age
- 99 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Female 21 years and over * Underwent a recent unilateral breast surgery (wide excision or simple mastectomy) with lymph nodes removed * Speak and write English or Mandarin; * No psychiatric history or chronic psychiatric condition as assessed by referring clinician Exclusion Criteria: * Having breast reconstruction * Having legal blindness or severe visual impairment * Having life expectancy of less than three months (12- weeks) * Having previous upper limb injury or conditions that limit passive ranges of shoulder flexion (\<150°), elbow extension/flexion (0/145°)
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDAsano M, Koh GC, Madhukumar P, Teng GYH, Liew PLL, Nagalingam S, Tan MLM, Ng YS, Tan BKT. Study protocol: a pilot quasi-experimental trial of tele-rehabilitation and tele-drain care post-mastectomy. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2021 Feb 1;7(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s40814-021-00776-5. PMID 33522962