Effect of Wii-console Based Exercise on Shoulder Range of Motion for Post-mastectomy Lymphedema Patients

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Postmastectomy Lymphedema

Treatments: Other: traditional physical therapy session; Other: wii console based exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05726656

P.T.REC/012/004199

Details and patient eligibility

About

PURPOSE: To determine the effect of wii-console based exercise on shoulder ROM of both sides for post-mastectomy patients, and highlighting the effect of dominancy.

Full description

Breast cancer has been the focused of many studies because it significantly affects both in developed and developing countries worldwide (Cameirão et al, 2008).

Lymphedema affects the range of motion of shoulder causing disability and affection of function.

Wii-console systems can be used as training tools to promote intensive training directed towards specific deficits and guide the patients in task-oriented activities. Moreover, it allows a real-time high-resolution monitoring, where is possible to have a quantitative assessment of relevant properties of the impairment, performance and recovery. On the other hand, virtual reality environment demand focus and attention of the patient, motivate the patient to perform the exercises, and provide a sense of achievement to the user (Torre et al, 2015).

HYPOTHESES:

The wii-console based exercise will have no effect on shoulder ROM for post-mastectomy patients.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All the patients will be females.
• Patients undergone mastectomy with lymph nodes dissection.
• all developed lymphedema after the surgery.

Exclusion criteria

• Vision problems.
• Medically instable patients.
• Balance disorders.
• Other musculoskeletal condition of shoulders.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

wii console based exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

the patient will recieve wii console based exercise in addition to traditional physical therapy session

Treatment:

Other: traditional physical therapy session

Other: wii console based exercise

control group

Other group

Description:

the patient will recieve only the traditional physical therapy session

Treatment:

Other: traditional physical therapy session