NCT04507789

Exercise Therapy During Radiotherapy

Investigation of the Effectiveness of Exercise Training During Radiotherapy in Postoperative Breast Cancer

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main purpose of our study is to investigate the effects of exercise therapy on upper extremity functions in patients receiving radiotherapy to the axillary region after breast cancer surgery.

Detailed description

Our study will take in place in radiation oncology clinic. In routine the patients which will receive axillary area radiotherapy will randomized into 2 groups will explained in study arms section later. There are papers explained about radiotherapy side effects to upper extremity functions. But there is lack of evidence about exercise therapy during radiotherapy protocol to cope with its side effects to upper extremity functions. In this study we will compare two groups upper extremity function related outcomes at the end of the radiotherapy sessions and also before and after results for two groups.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Exercise Therapy
• Radiotherapy
• Upper Extremity Problem

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	exercise intervention	Exercise protocol will consist of the recommended special exercise sets for upper extremity problems on mastectomy patients. The upper extremity protocol has published in 2018 by Richmond and friends called prevention of musculoskeletal shoulder problems after breast cancer treatment UK-PROSPER protocol.this special protocol has unique exercise sets for to restore shoulder range of motion, to maintain good force level of upper extremity muscles and stretch exercises especially to the muscles around the radiotherapy area. Exercises will be done under the supervision of a specialized physiotherapist about upper extremity disorders.
OTHER	routine radiotherapy protokol	This intervention is only an observation to patients during their routine radiotherapy protocol. There will be no exercise intervention for the upper extremity for the patient in this group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-10-10
• Primary completion: 2021-03-10
• Completion: 2021-04-10
• First posted: 2020-08-11
• Last updated: 2021-02-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)