NCT04894565

Physiotherapy Program for Breast Cancer Women Following Surgery: A Pilot Clinical Trial

Effectiveness of Home-based and Early Institutional Physiotherapy Program for Breast Cancer Women Following Surgery: A Pilot Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 23 (actual)
• Sponsor: King Fahad Medical City · Other Government
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

pilot study on physical therapy in women with breast cancer immediately following surgery

Detailed description

A pilot, single-arm non-randomized clinical trial was conducted between the period September 2018 and June 2019 on a convenient sample of BC women. Primary study outcomes were pain, disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH), handgrip strength, and quality of life (QoL). The secondary outcome was to assess the feasibility of this pilot study. All outcomes were recorded at three time- intervals (T0=day 1 post-operation), (T1=day 30), and (T1=day 90) under standardized conditions. The interventions were delivered by the physiotherapist early within 24 hours post-operatively, T1, and T2. In addition, home-based exercise was provided with written instructions during hospitalization with rehearsal sessions to ensure the patient's understanding and compliance

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	rehabilitation	physical therapy 24 hrs after surgery

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-01
• Primary completion: 2019-06-30
• Completion: 2021-02-01
• First posted: 2021-05-20
• Last updated: 2021-05-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia