Comparison of AT & PR Training to Improve Functional Ability After Breast Cancer Surgery

Superior University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Aerobic Training; Diagnostic Test: Progressive Resistance Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05873036

DPT/Batch-Fall18/547

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the effect of aerobic training and progressive resistance training to improve upper limb functional ability after breast cancer surgery

Enrollment: 74 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 35 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• a) Breast cancer female survivors eligible under 35-65 years complaining of cancer-related fatigue.

  b) Adjunctive radiotherapy or underwent surgery (lumpectomy or mastectomy), willing to participate will be included in the study.

  c) Shoulder pain d) Decreased ROM e) Primary unilateral BC, ALND, no distant metastases, no previous ALND on the contra lateral side f) No previous history of arm lymph edema

Exclusion criteria

• a) Survivors with other concurrent metastasis anywhere else in the body, diagnosed case of any cardiac or respiratory condition, contra-indicated for exercise training (severe dyspnea, chest pain, severe nausea, ataxia, dizziness etc.) b) Any other neurological or recent musculoskeletal problems were excluded from the study.

c) Bilateral mastectomy d) Adjunctive chemotherapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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74 participants in 2 patient groups

Aerobic Training

Other group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Aerobic Training

Progressive Resistance Training

Experimental group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Progressive Resistance Training