Clinical trial · Interventional
Effects of a Telerehabilitation Intervention in the Management of Complications After Breast Cancer Surgery
Effects of a Telerehabilitation Intervention in the Management of Complications After Breast Cancer Surgery: Randomized Controlled 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)
The most common complaints after breast surgery are postoperative pain reported in up to 68% of patients, musculoskeletal problems in the shoulder and functional limitations in up to 59% of patients after mastectomy and quadrantectomy, reduction in range of motion ( ROM) in 24-53% and strength deficit. The study aims to verify the effectiveness of a telerehabilitation treatment in terms of prevention of possible complications following breast cancer surgery. Primary objective: to examine whether the group of patients undergoing rehabilitation surgery in the immediate post-operative period shows a reduction in the onset of complications compared to the group of patients who followed standard procedures. Secondary objective: to study any preoperative prognostic factors for the onset of complications, to study the effectiveness of the rehabilitation treatment in terms of reduction of painful symptoms, improvement of joint ROM, muscle strength and perceived quality of life.
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 Neoplasms | Breast Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Telerehabilitation | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Telerehabilitation
- description
- In the days following surgery, intervention group will receive a structured rehabilitation session by a physiotherapist. In this session, two booklets will be provided to the patients, with the aim of informing and educating, regarding the most frequent complications after breast cancer surgery and how to avoid their possible onset through the demonstration of exercises to be carried out at home, self-massage techniques of the scar, behaviors and lifestyle to be adopted immediately after surgery. This group will carry out, starting from 10 days post-surgery, a home tele-rehabilitation intervention from Monday to Friday via the TeleHab device (Vald Performance) until 2 months after surgery. Exercises for ROM recovery and strength recovery will be carried out three days a week and only exercises for ROM recovery will be carried out two days a week.
- interventionNames
- Other: Telerehabilitation
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard care
- description
- Standard care consists of the usual treatment according to current clinical practice, no structured physiotherapeutic interventions will be carried out which generally consists of the delivery of two booklets, with the aim of informing and educating, regarding the most frequent complications after breast cancer surgery and how to avoid its possible onset through the demonstration of exercises to be carried out at home, self-massage techniques for the scar, behaviors and lifestyle to be adopted immediately after surgery.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of breast cancer * Having undergone quadrantectomy or mastectomy surgery * Age \> 18 years * Signature of informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Neurological deficits with sensorimotor impairment of the upper limb * Cognitive deficits that prevent the completion of questionnaires (MMSE\>24)
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