Effect of Exercise Mode in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema

Qassim University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer Lymphedema; Quality of Life

Treatments: Other: Resistance Exercise; Other: Virtual Reality

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04724356

2449PT

Details and patient eligibility

About

Gaining a greater understanding of how each exercise mode affects lymphedema, as well as other health-related outcomes will improve exercise prescription guidelines relevant to this specific lymphedema. Therefore, the purpose of this work was to compare the effects of Xbox kinect rehabilitation and resistance exercises on limb volume, symptoms severity, physical function, and quality of life in women with Breast cancer-related lymphedema.

Full description

Breast cancer-related lymphedema is a common and debilitating side effect of cancer treatment. This study compared the effect of Xbox kinect rehabilitation and resistance exercises on breast cancer-related lymphedema volume and severity, as well as participant's physical function and quality of life. Women diagnosed with unilateral breast cancer related lymphedema were randomly divided into two groups: the kinect based rehabilitation group KBRG and resistance exercise group REG. woman in The KBRG received virtual reality therapy using Xbox Kinect-based games, the REG received resistance training in addition both groups received complex decongestive physiotherapy. The intervention was five sessions per week for 8 weeks. The outcome measures included limb volume, symptoms severity, physical function (muscle strength and range of motion) and quality of life. All these outcomes were assessed at pretreatment (baseline) and after the end of treatment at week eight (W8).

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age more than 30.
• Histological diagnosis of breast cancer at least 1 year prior to the study.
• Clinical diagnosis of unilateral Breast cancer-related lymphedema and obtained medical clearance from their medical oncologists or surgeons.
• Clinical diagnosis of lymphedema was defined as having at least a 5 % inter-limb discrepancy in volume or circumference.

Exclusion criteria

• Unstable lymphedema, receiving intensive therapy within the previous 3 months.
• A musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and/or neurological disorder that could inhibit them from exercising.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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52 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual Reality Group

Experimental group

Description:

The Kinect based rehabilitation group received virtual reality therapy using Xbox Kinect-based games, in addition to complex decongestive physiotherapy. The intervention was led once per day, five days a week, over 8 weeks. All participants wearing multilayer bandage or compression stocking during training to avoid exacerbation of the lymphedema in the affected limb.

Treatment:

Other: Virtual Reality

Resistance exercise Group

Experimental group

Description:

The resistance exercise group received resistance training, in addition to complex decongestive physiotherapy. The intervention was led once per day, five days a week, over 8 weeks. All participants wearing multilayer bandage or compression stocking during training to avoid exacerbation of the lymphedema in the affected limb.

Treatment:

Other: Resistance Exercise