Improvement of Range of Motion in Frozen Shoulder in Breast Cancer Survivors

Yeungnam University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Neoplasm; Range of Motion; Shoulder Capsulitis

Treatments: Procedure: Intra-articular steroid injection

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04640220

2020-07-064-002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The prevalence of shoulder joint disease is high in breast cancer patients. The cause of adhesive capsulitis is not clearly identified. However, the following are known as relevant factors that are the restriction of the use of the arm after surgery, inflammation due to autoimmune action, radiation therapy, and adhesion of the surgical site. The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the effect of intrathecal steroid injection in breast cancer survivors with adhesive capsulitis.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who underwent breast cancer surgery within 6 months.
• Patients with shoulder pain and limited range of motion

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with infection
• Bilateral shoulder pain patient
• Patients with uncontrolled diabetes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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28 participants in 1 patient group

Adhesive capsulitis in breast cancer survivors

Experimental group

Description:

Intra-articular steroid injection

Treatment:

Procedure: Intra-articular steroid injection