Electromyography of the Pectoral Muscle in Mastalgia Patients

Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mastalgia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02784379

Mastalgia

Details and patient eligibility

About

Mastalgia is a common problem for women. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of neuromuscular pathologies of the thorax wall at mastalgia ethiopathogenesis.

Full description

Mastalgia is a common health problem for women especially these days. Studies demonstrated that 48% of the women with mastalgia have serious difficulties in their sexual life, 36% have physical activity difficulties, 13% have social activity difficulties and 6% have work or school activity difficulties. The etiology of the mastalgia is not clear. Because of the women with mastalgia tested out lots of examinations for the etiology. Also this problem has financial load because of the unknown etiology.

Enrollment: 31 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subject has unilateral mastalgia

Exclusion criteria

• Subject has pregnancy
• Subject has breast cancer
• Subject has a history of breast operation
• Subject has diabetes mellitus
• Subject has 1 cm or above cystic or solid lesions in the breasts.

Trial design

31 participants in 2 patient groups

The breast with mastalgia

Description:

Electromyography will be performed to the pectoral muscle that is placed behind the breast with mastalgia.

The breast without mastalgia

Description:

Electromyography will be performed to the pectoral muscle that is placed behind the breast without mastalgia.