The Effects of Pre-operative Physical Therapy Education

Oakland University

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Other: Live education and exercise instruction; Other: Education brochure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01669187

OU-4824

Details and patient eligibility

About

It is expected that patients who receive physical therapy before surgery will have greater range of motion (ROM), strength, function, satisfaction, and less swelling, pain, and anxiety following surgery compared to those in the control group.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• be over the age of 18,
• have a good understanding of the English language, and
• be scheduled to undergo either a mastectomy, lumpectomy, ALND or Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection (SLND) with or without breast reconstruction.

Exclusion criteria

• if they previously underwent one of the previously mentioned procedures mastectomy, lumpectomy, ALND or Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection (SLND) with or without breast reconstruction.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Education brochure

Active Comparator group

Description:

The control group will receive a standard education brochure which will be provided pre-operatively to the participants.

Treatment:

Other: Education brochure

Live education and exercise instruction

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group will receive one to two physical therapy visits consisting of education on the lymphedema risks and prevention factors, along with detailed information about what to except post-surgery as well as with radiation/chemotherapy. Additionally, those in the intervention group will be instructed on exercises to maintain or increase glenohumeral and scapulothoracic joint ROM post surgery and will be set up with a walking program.

Treatment:

Other: Live education and exercise instruction