Take-Care Program: Effectiveness of a Physical Therapy Program on Cancer Related Symptoms (TAKE-CARE)

Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Other: Physical Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01274806

PI0890418

ETES0890418 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Effectiveness of a physical therapy program focussed on core stability exercise and massage as a recovery method in breast cancer survivors after oncology treatment.

Full description

Eligibility Criteria

1, had a diagnosis of breast cancer (stage I-IIIA); 2, between 25-65 years; 3, finished co-adjuvant treatment except hormone-therapy; 4, not having active cancer; 5, interest to improve their lifestyle increasing physical activity; and, 6, present 3 to 5 of the following physical findings, judged by the oncologist who referred the patient: neck or shoulder pain symptoms, reduced range of motion in neck- shoulder area, reduced physical capacity, any psychological problem, increased fatigue, sleep disturbances, or any problem in coping with reduced physical and psychosocial functioning.

Principal Outcomes Fatigue Score: Piper Fatigue Scale Mood State:Profile of Mood State Quality of Life: QLQ-BR23

Enrollment: 78 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Finished oncology treatment (chemotherapy, radiation, surgery)

Exclusion criteria

• Other musculoskeletal conditions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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78 participants in 2 patient groups

Usual care

No Intervention group

Physical therapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Physical Therapy