Clinical trial · Interventional
Effects of Active Release Technique (ART) on Pectoralis Minor Tightness in Post Mastectomy Women.
- 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 aim of this research is to determine the Effects of Active Release Technique (ART) on pectoralis minor tightness in post mastectomy women. Randomized controlled trials will be done at Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute (NORI) Hospital. The sample size will be 60. The subjects were divided in two groups, with 30 subjects in Group A and 30 in Group B. Study duration was of 6 months. Sampling technique applied was Non probability Convenience Sampling technique. Only women aged 40-60 years with Mastectomy (Unilateral/ Bilateral/ Partial/ Radical) and Postoperative chemotherapy/ radiation therapy were included. Tools used in the study are Numeric Pain Rating Score (NPRS), Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), Vernier Caliper and Rigid standard plastic transparent right angle. Data was analyzed through SPSS 21.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postgastrectomy Syndrome | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| active control group | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| active release group | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Experimental interventional group
- description
- Active Release Technique (ART)
- interventionNames
- Other: active release group
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- active control group
- description
- conventional group
- interventionNames
- Other: active control group
Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- NPRS
- timeFrame
- 3rd week
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 40 Years
- Maximum age
- 60 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * women complaining chest tightness * Mastectomy (Unilateral/ Bilateral/ Partial/ Radical) * Postoperative chemotherapy or radiation therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Tumor Metastasis with other tissue/ organ. * Underlying Cardiac issues. * Shoulder joint pathology before surgery. * Post mastectomy pain syndrome (Pain beyond 3 months).
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