A Pilot Tele-rehabilitation Trial for Breast Cancer Survivors

National University of Singapore

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Breast Cancer Female

Treatments

Other: Receiving routine rehabilitation care via tele-rehabilitation system

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04269967

2019/00283

Details and patient eligibility

About

Breast cancer is the leading cancer affecting women in Singapore. Breast cancer survivors commonly experience declined physical function and quality of life, due to their upper limb morbidity and wound issues post-surgery. Rehabilitation therapy can address the aforementioned issues that the survivors may experience during their recovery. No therapy however, can be effective if patients do not utilize them. Home-based telehealth (e.g., tele-rehabilitation) self-managed by patients and guided by healthcare professionals can potentially improve the service use and recovery. This study aims to understand the lived experience of post-mastectomy tele-rehabilitation and recovery process among female patients who undergo a unilateral mastectomy for breast cancer.

Enrollment

40 estimated patients

Sex

Female

Ages

21 to 99 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Female 21 years and over
Underwent a recent unilateral breast surgery (wide excision or simple mastectomy) with lymph nodes removed
Speak and write English or Mandarin;
No psychiatric history or chronic psychiatric condition as assessed by referring clinician

Exclusion criteria

Having breast reconstruction
Having legal blindness or severe visual impairment
Having life expectancy of less than three months (12- weeks)
Having previous upper limb injury or conditions that limit passive ranges of shoulder flexion (<150°), elbow extension/flexion (0/145°)