Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Myofascial Chain Release Techniques on Shoulder Joint Range of Motion in Breast Cancer Survivors
The Effect of Myofascial Chain Release Techniques on Shoulder Joint Range of Motion Following Mastectomy Surgery in Breast Cancer Survivors
- 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)
In breast cancer patients, limitation of shoulder joint movement occurs following mastectomy surgery. Studies have reported that damage to the fascia on the pectoralis major muscle during mastectomy surgery contributes to the development of the limitation. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of release techniques applied to the fascia on the pectoralis major muscle and the fascial chain on the incerasing of shoulder joint range of motion.
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 Survivors | Breast Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| conventional physiotherapy | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Manual lymphatic drainage | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Myofascial relasing | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (4)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- control group
- description
- Conventional physiotherapy program (joint movement exercises, local relaxation techniques, etc.) will be applied to the participants in this group.
- interventionNames
- Other: conventional physiotherapy
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Manual lymphatic drainage group
- description
- In addition to the conventional physiotherapy program, manual lymphatic drainage (including upper limb extremity and anterior/posterior axillar-axillar anastomoses and axilla-inguinal anastomosis) will be applied to the participants in this group.
- interventionNames
- Other: conventional physiotherapy
- Other: Manual lymphatic drainage
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 30 Years
- Maximum age
- 60 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women between the ages of 30-60 * Having breast surgery within 2 years * Not have received conservative treatment for shoulder rehabilitation in the last 6 months * Having limitation of movement of the shoulder joint due to breast surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Not having agreed to participate in the study * Having undergone radical mastectomy surgery * Having connective tissue disease * Presence of brachial plexus paresis/plegia * Presence of radiogenic fibrosis * Presence of additional orthopedic (scoliosis, etc.), neurological (multiple sclerosis, stroke, etc.) and rheumatological diseases (ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.) that will affect upper extremity functions * Presence of active metastases * Having undergone reconstruction surgery * Continuation of radiotherapy (must have ended at least 3 months ago) or chemotherapy applications * Having had a bilateral mastectomy * To develop lymphedema in the arm-trunk * Use of muscle relaxants * Patients with severe chemotherapy side effects (hyperesthesia, nausea, skin changes, weakness, etc.)
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