Effects of Manual Therapy on Chronic Pain and Functionality of Breast Cancer Survivors
TerminatedNot applicableNCT04084600
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
the aim of this study is to verify whether manual therapy associated with kinesiotherapy is more effective than kinesiotherapy alone in the treatment of chronic pain and upper limb dysfunction in women surviving cancer of mama. It is a randomized controlled double blind clinical trial (evaluator and patient), parallel in two groups (Intervention Group and Sham Group). The intervention will last 6 weeks and chronic pain and upper limb functionality will be evaluated. Both groups will undergo a kinesiotherapy program once a week for 6 consecutive weeks. Also, participants in the intervention group will receive, once a week, a manual therapy protocol, while participants in the Sham group will receive traditional massage. Manual therapy associated with kinesiotherapy is expected to yield superior results to the isolated kinesiotherapy in chronic pain and upper limb functionality.
Study details
- Official title
- The Effects of Manual Therapy on Chronic Pain and Functionality of Breast Cancer Survivors: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Kinesiotherapy Protocol
- Other: Manual Therapy Protocol
- Other: Traditional Massage
- Sponsor
- University of the State of Santa Catarina
- Start date
- 2019-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2020-02-27
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Brazil
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * age over 18 years; * have had surgery to treat breast cancer;- have completed chemotherapy and / or radiotherapy; * have upper quadrant pain homolateral to surgery for at least the last 3 months, with a score of 4 or more on the visual analog scale (VAS) in the last week * present a score greater than or equal to 30 on the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Dysfunction Questionnaire (DASH). Exclusion Criteria: * difficulty in understanding the Portuguese language to answer the questionnaires; * have had bilateral surgery to treat breast cancer; * be in palliative care; * pregnant women; * be using analgesic and / or anti-inflammatory drugs * women with rheumatic diseases * be in physical therapy during the intervention period.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04084600