Clinical trial · Interventional
Moving On - An RCT to Test Physical Therapy Education
"Moving On" - A Randomized Controlled Trial for Acceptability and Feasibility of an Early Physical Therapy Education Intervention for Breast Cancer Surgical Candidates
NCT04731805CI-TRIAL-00049739completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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 this study is to test the acceptability, feasibility and explore the possible effects of an early physical therapy education intervention for breast cancer survivors.
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 (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moving On After Breast Cancer | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Moving On After Breast Cancer - Intervention Arm
- description
- Participants are randomized to the intervention arm after their breast cancer diagnosis (but before cancer surgery) and baseline measurements (T0) are taken. They are followed up again at 2 weeks after their breast cancer surgery (T1), and again at 3 months after surgery (T2). Participants are given the patient education materials (booklet, therapeutic exercise DVD, small ball, range of motion wand). The research assistant orients the participant to the education materials and summarizes each section of the booklet. The research assistant also teaches the participant how to do the therapeutic exercises in the booklet. All participants in the intervention also receive usual care.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Moving On After Breast Cancer
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Usual Care
- description
- Participants are randomized to the usual care arm after their breast cancer diagnosis (but before cancer surgery) and baseline measurements (T0) are taken. They are followed up again at 2 weeks after their breast cancer surgery (T1), and again at 3 months after surgery (T2). Usual care consists of pre-operative testing, pre-operative nursing education on care of the surgical incision and pain management followed by breast cancer surgery.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Newly diagnosed with unilateral breast cancer * Candidate for breast cancer surgery as first line of cancer treatment * Undergo breast cancer surgery at Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts * Female * English speaking * Greater than or equal to 21 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Previous history of breast cancer and/or recurrent/metastatic disease * Receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment * Bilateral breast cancer * History of shoulder impairments or severe upper quarter scarring * Pregnancy * Central nervous system damage * Dementia * History of other previous cancers (except non-melanoma skin) * Systemic medical conditions (e.g.: fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.) * Amputation of either upper extremity
References
Publications (5)
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- BACKGROUNDTorres Lacomba M, Yuste Sanchez MJ, Zapico Goni A, Prieto Merino D, Mayoral del Moral O, Cerezo Tellez E, Minayo Mogollon E. Effectiveness of early physiotherapy to prevent lymphoedema after surgery for breast cancer: randomised, single blinded, clinical trial. BMJ. 2010 Jan 12;340:b5396. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b5396. PMID 20068255
- BACKGROUNDSchmitz KH, Ahmed RL, Troxel A, Cheville A, Smith R, Lewis-Grant L, Bryan CJ, Williams-Smith CT, Greene QP. Weight lifting in women with breast-cancer-related lymphedema. N Engl J Med. 2009 Aug 13;361(7):664-73. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0810118. PMID 19675330