Clinical trial · Interventional
Effects of Lymph Drainage on Patients With Axillary Web Syndrome
Effects of a Physical Therapy Program Combined With Manual Lymphatic Drainage on Shoulder Function, , and Pain in Breast Cancer Patients With Axillary Web Syndrome Following Axillary Dissection: A Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT06438848CI-TRIAL-00077674unknownN/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)
Effects of a physical therapy program combined with manual lymphatic drainage on shoulder pain and function, quality of life, lymphedema incidence in breast cancer patients with axillary web syndrome following axillary dissection: A randomized controlled trial.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movement Disorders | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical therapy program | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Physical therapy program with lymphedema drainage | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Physical therapy program
- description
- group will be prescribed a usual physical therapy program three times a week for four weeks, which will be conducted in the clinic. The program consists of eight sessions comprising warm-up and cool-down, stretching activities, and strengthening exercises, and manual therapy. The program will start with 10-minute warm-up and 10-minute cool-down periods of physical therapy sessions
- interventionNames
- Other: Physical therapy program
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Physical therapy program with lymphedema drainage
- description
- physical therapy program three times a week for four weeks, which will be conducted in the clinic. The program consists of eight sessions comprising warm-up and cool-down, stretching activities, and strengthening exercises,And manual lymphatic drainage prescribed 20 minutes of MLD daily. The program will be prescribed five times a week, for four weeks
- interventionNames
- Other: Physical therapy program with lymphedema drainage
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * had a breast cancer dissection with lymphadenectomy and/or sentinel lymph node biopsy and a subsequent appearance of AWS (diagnosed by physical examination and also by using the Screening Test AWS (ST-AWS)) \[35\]. * suffering of pain that exceeds 6-8 points (measured by the numeric rating scale (NRS)) in the region of the cording on the upper/lower arm, elbow, and dorsum site, and * have visible or palpable cords in the arm or breast. Exclusion Criteria: * suffering of both acute thrombosis and lymphedema, * suffering of skin issues like infections or musculoskeletal conditions like adhesive capsulitis, rheumatoid arthritis, pectoral muscle tightness, and diseases of the rotator cuff, and/or * having cording that doesn't involve an arm and only affects the chest or side of the thorax.
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available
No reference posted for this study.