NCT06091696

The Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery

The Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Respiratory Muscle Strength, Functional Capacity, Fatigue, and Stress in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 47 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Hail · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 40 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will address the female patients who are exposed to surgery after breast cancer. strength training for the inspiratory muscles will be applied in addition to the traditional care including physical therapy that will be compared to the effect of the traditional care alone on multiple outcome measures such as muscle strength, function, fatigue, and stress.

Detailed description

Saudi Arabia reported 24,485 new cases of cancer in 2018 with 10518 cancer deaths. There were genetic, hormonal, lifestyle, obesity, and environmental risk factors associated with different cancer types. Many of the side effects of cancer and its treatments are burdensome and significantly impact the quality-of-life quality. Exercise before, during, and after cancer treatment provides numerous beneficial outcomes such as improving physical capacity, muscle power, and psychological status. Exercise is a valuable therapeutic tool for lowering acute, long-term, and late adverse effects of cancer. For breast cancer patients, physiotherapy is a crucial component of treatment. The physical therapy exercise program helps patients regain fitness, reduce pain, and reduce side effects caused by different cancer treatment methods. Respiratory physiotherapy is a useful procedure for maintaining and improving functional capacity, quality of life, and post-treatment sequelae after breast cancer management, which is a combination of strategies aimed at preventing, treating, and stabilizing cardiorespiratory disorders in adults. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training in post-surgical breast cancer survivors.

Conditions

• Post-operative Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	inspiratory muscle training	inspiratory muscle training will be done by using a pressure threshold loading device (Threshold Inspiratory Muscle Training, Respironics, Pittsburg, PA, USA). By using a spring-loaded one-way valve, this device provides air flow-independent resistance to inspiration at a detectable intensity.
OTHER	Aerobic exercises	Exercise training sessions under the supervision of an experienced physiotherapist were conducted for 30 minutes, 3 times per week, with intensity ranging between 13 and 15 on the rated perceived exertion scale (RPE).

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-17
• Primary completion: 2024-01-01
• Completion: 2024-02-01
• First posted: 2023-10-19
• Last updated: 2024-05-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia