Arm Function and Quality of Life Following Mastectomy.

University of New Mexico (UNM)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Procedure: Arm exercises.; Procedure: Arm Exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00379106

1002C

Details and patient eligibility

About

To measure arm function and quality of life of mastectomy patients.

Full description

Treatment: Randomized to one of two treatment arms. Group One: Basic active exercise program at home. Group Two: Instruction in the same active exercise program along with additional exercises using exercise equipment and stretching exercises. Range of Motion measurements will be taken at the first session, 1 month, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. Patients will complete demographic form, functional questionnaire, and QOL questionnaire.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who have been referred from UNMH to CRTC for further treatment following mastectomy/lumpectomy surgery.

Exclusion criteria

• Not specified

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Group1

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Arm exercises.

Group 2

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Arm Exercises