NCT06215027

The Effects of Dance for Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment

Os Efeitos da dança Como Recurso terapêutico em Pacientes Com câncer de Mama Submetidas a Tratamento cirúrgico

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: AC Camargo Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this non randomized clinical trial, with pre- and post-intervention evaluation, longitudinal, with prospective data collection is to evaluate the effects of dance as a therapeutic intervention in breast cancer patients undergoing surgical treatment.

Detailed description

The hypothesis is that dance will promote improvements in range of motion, strength, fatigue, functionality, pain and quality of life for breast cancer patients undergoing surgical treatment. Objectives: To evaluate the effects of dance as a therapeutic intervention in breast cancer patients undergoing surgical treatment on: shoulder range of, overall muscle strength, fatigue, respiratory muscle strength, functionality, pain and quality of life. Method: This is a non-randomized randomized clinical trial, with pre- and post-intervention evaluation, prospective data collection. The following will be used for pre-intervention assessment: goniometry, dynamometry, manovacuometry, 6-minute walk test, fatigue and quality of life questionnaire, and quality of life questionnaire, as well as a pain assessment scale. After 16 weeks, the same variables will be assessed.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Dance	Dance protocol

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-10
• Completion: 2026-05-30
• First posted: 2024-01-22
• Last updated: 2025-01-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil