Clinical trial · Interventional
Design and Evaluation of the Effects of a Physical Therapy Program With Digital Support in Patients With Breast Cancer
Design and Evaluation of the Effects of a Physical Therapy Program With Digital Support in Patients With Breast Cancer Surgery. A Clinical Trial.
- 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 surgery usually results in reduced range of motion of the shoulder joint, weakness of the musculature and altered scapular kinematics during movement. These factors limit activities of daily living, so rehabilitation exercises help to restore function after shoulder surgery. Women with breast cancer often have a life conditioned by the sequelae or morbidity secondary to the treatment of the disease and, despite the high cure rate, many patients are unable to regain their initial quality of life. Cancer therapies can leave physical, psychological and psychosocial sequelae, which may manifest themselves or persist even years after the end of treatment. For all these reasons, patients who have undergone cancer treatment need physical rehabilitation as well as psychological and social care to support them in their new stage of life, and to optimise the rehabilitation programme, it is necessary to identify each patient's individual needs, The digital support proposed in this study enables the development of a physiotherapy programme for patients with breast cancer in a situation of health crisis, which includes providing assistance, information, accompaniment, help and treatment to these patients in a comprehensive way, based on the biopsychosocial model.
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 (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Comparator: Group 1. Conventional treatment | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Experimental: Group 2. Experimental treatment. | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Group 1. Conventional treatment
- description
- Patients will be treated with a physiotherapy programme without digital support.
- interventionNames
- Other: Active Comparator: Group 1. Conventional treatment
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group 2. Experimental treatment.
- description
- Patients will be treated using a digitally supported physiotherapy programme.
- interventionNames
- Other: Experimental: Group 2. Experimental treatment.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score (DASH)
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 85 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of stage I, II or III of Breast cancer treated by surgery. * Medical authorisation for participation. * Internet access. * Basic computer skills. * Signed informed consent. * No bilateral mastectomy. * No metastases. * Post-intervention period of 10 days to 3 months. * Age 18-85 years. * No previous shoulder pathologies. * No pathology that prevents exercise. * Understanding of the Spanish language. Exclusion Criteria: * Breast cancer treated without surgery. * Patient in severe psychiatric treatment who may present difficulties for participation in the study. * Stage IV cancer. * Any other clinical condition or previous therapy that contraindicates one or more of the techniques included in the programme, as the intervention may not be safe for the patient and therefore the person would not be eligible to participate in the study.
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDPellini F, Granuzzo E, Urbani S, Mirandola S, Caldana M, Lombardi D, Fiorio E, Mandara M, Pollini GP. Male Breast Cancer: Surgical and Genetic Features and a Multidisciplinary Management Strategy. Breast Care (Basel). 2020 Feb;15(1):14-20. doi: 10.1159/000501711. Epub 2019 Sep 13. PMID 32231493
- BACKGROUNDHidding JT, Beurskens CH, van der Wees PJ, van Laarhoven HW, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MW. Treatment related impairments in arm and shoulder in patients with breast cancer: a systematic review. PLoS One. 2014 May 9;9(5):e96748. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096748. eCollection 2014. PMID 24816774
- BACKGROUNDvan Egmond MA, van der Schaaf M, Vredeveld T, Vollenbroek-Hutten MMR, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Klinkenbijl JHG, Engelbert RHH. Effectiveness of physiotherapy with telerehabilitation in surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Physiotherapy. 2018 Sep;104(3):277-298. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2018.04.004. Epub 2018 Jun 19. PMID 30030037