The Recovery of Reaching Movement in Breast Cancer Survivors: Two Different Rehabilitative Protocols in Comparison
CompletedNot applicableNCT04166279
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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)
This study emphasizes the importance of rehabilitation in breast cancer survivors after mastectomy, even during the course of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, both for good efficacy in reducing pain and for functional recovery of the upper limb. Authors designed a randomized-controlled trial to compare two different rehabilitation protocols: the single rehabilitative treatment (ST) and the group treatment (GT). The study is the first attempt to measure the reaching movement after BC surgery with an optoelectronic evaluation system previously standardized in the neurological field during rehabilitation treatment.
Study details
- Official title
- The Recovery of Reaching Movement in Breast Cancer Survivors: Two Different Rehabilitative Protocols in Comparison
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Lymphedema
- Pain
- Pain, Postoperative
- Pain, Chronic
- Mastectomy
- Lymphedema
- Breast Surgery
- Interventions
- Other: Single rehabilitative treatment
- Other: Group rehabilitative treatment
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
- Start date
- 2018-01-08
- Primary completion
- 2019-04-15
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Italy
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * total mastectomy carried out 12 months prior to recruitment for rehabilitation with breast prostheses or tissue expanders performed * age from 18 to 60 years * body mass index (BMI) \< 30 * no cognitive dysfunctions ( Mini Mental State Examination MMSE \> 24) Exclusion Criteria: * presence of lymphangitis or mastitis * presence of metastasis * surgical complications * neurological deficits * shoulder joint problems before surgery * severe-moderate lymphedema and web axillary syndrome * visual problem not corrected by lenses
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04166279