Postoperative Intercostobrachial Nevers Syndrome in Breast Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Control group:basic therapy and sham Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation treatment
Treatment group:basic therapy and Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation treatment
Sponsors
Yunnan Provincial Hospital of TCM
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
25 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for breast cancer; (2) Breast cancer patients undergoing unilateral total or breast-conserving surgery plus axillary lymph node dissection; (3) Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria for postoperative ICBNS for breast cancer; (4) Patients with unilateral non-metastatic breast cancer; (5) Aged between 25-75 years old; (6) Receiving follow-up treatment at our hospital after surgery; (7) Can communicate normally; (8) Expected survival > 12 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Those who underwent radical mastectomy for breast cancer with preservation of the intercostal brachial nerve; (2) Patients who do not have breast cancer on final histologic examination; (3) Those who received other treatments before surgery have a history of chronic pain and take analgesic drugs and neurotrophic drugs for a long time; (4) History of breast surgery; (5) Pre-operative arm movement disorder or neuropathy; (6) Patients receiving other adjuvant treatments.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| tactile assessment;upper extremity muscle strength;visual analogue scale;electromyography;constant-murley score; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Chinese medicine symptom score;functional assessment of cancer therapy-generic scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhao Rong
Yunnan Provincial Hospital of TCM/ Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed