Post Mastectomy Shoulder Problems and Kinesio Taping

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Post Mastectomy Complications

Treatments: Device: Kinesio tape; Procedure: physiotherapy program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02749539

P.T.REC/012/001249

Details and patient eligibility

About

Applications of new treatment modality which is Kinesio tape in post mastectomy shoulder problems.

Full description

Post-mastectomy complications are often noted and complaints by breast cancer survivors. It often involves the development of chronic arm pain with accompanying limitation of shoulder motion. Aim of the study was to investigate the effect of the kinesio tape (KT) on the shoulder pain and range of motion (ROM).

Method: 74 female patients underwent modified radical mastectomy were involved in this study. They were randomly divided into two groups, experimental who received KT for shoulder joint in addition to conventional physiotherapy program while, the control group received the physiotherapy program only. Outcome measures were visual analogues scale, shoulder ROM and shoulder Pain and Disability Index.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 35 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Underwent modified radical mastectomy for at least 2 weeks and taking chemotherapy and radiation therapy for stage 1 or II breast cancer.
• Presence of shoulder pain with associated limitation of motion of the shoulder.
• Good compliance and willingness to participate in kinesio taping sessions with a written consent

Exclusion criteria

• Still diagnosed with active breast CA at the time of the study.
• Presence of skin hypersensitivity to kinesio tape material.
• Presence of treatment contraindications including the presence of a pacemaker, heart disease, pregnancy, infectious disease, epilepsy thrombophlebitis, arterial hypertension or metastatic cancer .
• Presence of mental disturbances of the sensorium or language problems which can make communication and cooperation problematic.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Kinesio tape

Experimental group

Description:

The first 3 kinesio tape application was inhibition technique for supraspinatus, deltoid and teres minor muscles. the fourth Kinesio tape was mechanical correction for the shoulder joint. in addition to active-assistive range of motion exercises (AAROME), active stretching exercises and strengthening exercises for the shoulder joint. Likewise, patients also received postural correction exercises

Treatment:

Procedure: physiotherapy program

Device: Kinesio tape

Physiotherapy program

Active Comparator group

Description:

active-assistive range of motion exercises (AAROME), active stretching exercises and strengthening exercises for the shoulder joint. Likewise, patients also received postural correction exercises

Treatment:

Procedure: physiotherapy program