Exercise Therapy During Radiotherapy

Hacettepe University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Breast Cancer; Exercise Therapy; Upper Extremity Problem; Radiotherapy

Treatments: Other: exercise intervention; Other: routine radiotherapy protokol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04507789

2020-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main purpose of our study is to investigate the effects of exercise therapy on upper extremity functions in patients receiving radiotherapy to the axillary region after breast cancer surgery.

Full description

Our study will take in place in radiation oncology clinic. In routine the patients which will receive axillary area radiotherapy will randomized into 2 groups will explained in study arms section later. There are papers explained about radiotherapy side effects to upper extremity functions. But there is lack of evidence about exercise therapy during radiotherapy protocol to cope with its side effects to upper extremity functions. In this study we will compare two groups upper extremity function related outcomes at the end of the radiotherapy sessions and also before and after results for two groups.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients İn the age range of 18-65
• Receiving radiotherapy to the axillary region after surgery with breast cancer diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

• Radiotherapy area to contain only the chest wall
• Any orthopedic injury or trauma involving the upper extremity prior to or during the cancer diagnosis
• The presence of metastases in any area other than breast tissue

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

exercise intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will be taken an exercise intervention during their radiotherapy programme.

Treatment:

Other: exercise intervention

routine radiotherapy protocol

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will not be taken into an exercise intervention during their radiotherapy programme.

Treatment:

Other: routine radiotherapy protokol