Sensorimotor Rehabilitation Program in Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Early Stage Breast Cancer

The Ohio State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v7; Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v7; Peripheral Neuropathy; Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise Intervention; Other: Survey Administration; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Other: Educational Intervention; Other: Questionnaire Administration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03568526

OSU-14219

NCI-2017-01583 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This clinical trial studies how well the sensorimotor rehabilitation program works in improving quality of life in patients with early stage breast cancer. A hand and foot sensory improvement program from occupational and physical therapists may improve patients' function in everyday tasks and overall quality of life.

Full description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To investigate the effects of an innovative, new sensorimotor rehabilitation program on persons with cancer following taxane-based chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer.

OUTLINE:

Patients attend 1 therapy session to receive education and training in the use of the home program. Patients then complete exercises over 90 minutes per week for 6 weeks.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Persons with a primary diagnosis of grade 1 or greater peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities
• Taxane-based chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer
• Diagnosis of early stage breast cancer

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with late stage breast cancer

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 1 patient group

Supportive Care (sensorimotor rehabilitation program)

Experimental group

Description:

Patients attend 1 therapy session to receive education and training in the use of the home program. Patients then complete exercises over 90 minutes per week for 6 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire Administration

Other: Educational Intervention

Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment

Other: Survey Administration

Behavioral: Exercise Intervention