NCT01274806

Take-Care Program: Effectiveness of a Physical Therapy Program on Cancer Related Symptoms

TAKE-CARE: EFFECTIVENESS OF A PHYSICAL THERAPY COMBINING CORE STABILITY EXERCISE AND MASSAGE IN CANCER RELATED SYMPTOMS

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 78 (actual)
• Sponsor: Instituto de Salud Carlos III · Other Government
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

Detailed 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

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Physical Therapy	Core Stability Exercise, Endurance training, recovery massage

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-01-01
• Primary completion: 2010-06-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2011-01-12
• Last updated: 2011-01-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain