Manual Therapy in Postoperative Breast Cancer

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01142141

Enrollment

136

Registered

2010-06-11

Start date

2006-08-31

Completion date

2009-09-30

Last updated

2010-06-11

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Conditions

Axillary Lymph Node Dissection, Breast Cancer, Shoulder Joint Limitation

Brief summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of manual therapy (joint mobilization and massage) combined with kinesiotherapy in women with impaired range of motion after axillary lymph node dissection due to breast cancer regarding the recovery of shoulder range of motion and functionality of the upper limb.

Interventions

OTHERmanual therapy, kinesiotherapy

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* surgery of breast cancer at University of Campinas * axillary lymph node dissection * injury of shoulder range of motion

Exclusion criteria

* bilateral surgery * previous radiotherapy * bone metastasis in homolateral upper limb * axillary web syndrome

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026