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A clinical trial to study the effect of scapular and shoulder muscle exercises in preventing arm lymphedema among the breast cancer surgery patients

Effect of Scapular and Shoulder Muscle Exercises in Preventing Secondary Lymphedema Following Breast Cancer Surgery â?? A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/01/049186
Enrollment
58
Registered
2023-01-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C50- Malignant neoplasm of breast

Interventions

Intervention1: Muscle strength training: Scapular and shoulder muscle strengthening exercises using resistance Intervention2: Along with Conventional physiotherapy, Scapular and Shoulder muscle stren
1 set
4th to 9th week POD (Weight: 1/2 litre water bottle) 10 repetitions: 2 sets
10th to 15th week POD (Weight: 750ml water bottle) 10 repetitions: 3 sets
16th week POD onwards till 6 months (Weight: 1 litre water bottle) Control Intervention1: Muscle strength training: Control group only conventional treatment Interventional group will be taught scapu
1 set till in hospital 10 repetition
2 sets after discharge till the end of 6 months 1. Diaphragmatic breathing exercises 2. Shoulder range of motion exercises 3. Hand ball squeezes 4. Bed mobility exercises 5. Shoulder shrug 6. Transc

Sponsors

VMahalakshmi Principal investigator
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Modified Radical Mastectomy with ALND 2 Breast conservation surgery with ALND 3 Unilateral surgery 4 Neo adjuvant chemotherapy 5 Adjunct Chemotherapy and radiation following surgery 6 First surgery for invasive Breast cancer 7 Patients under Chief Ministers Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme will be included for our study 8 Patients who agree to be monitored through video call 9 Willingness of patient to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Platelet count 2 Hb level 3 Cardiac Patients [Cardiovascular instability / cardiovascular symptoms at low workloads( 4 Impaired cognition 5 Patient unable to understand English or Tamil 6 Marked orthopedic and/or musculoskeletal limitations

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Arm circumference in centimeters Volumetry in millimeters Muscle strength in kilograms Shoulder range of motion in degrees Shoulder pain and disability index in percentageTimepoint: preoperative measurement Assessment After 3 weeks After 6 weeks After 9 weeks After 12 weeks Afafter 20 weeks 16 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life score higher the score greater the quality of lifeTimepoint: Baseline preoperative second post operative day After 4 weeks 7 weeks 10 weeks 13 weeks 16 weeks 20 weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMahalakshmi V

Dr TN MGR Medical University

ramamoorthy@psgimsr.ac.in9994735506

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026