Breast Cancer, Myofascial Trigger Point
Conditions
Keywords
Breast Neoplasms, Mastectomy, Myofascial pain syndromes, Physical Therapy Modalities
Brief summary
Myofascial pain considerably affects women undergoing treatment for breast cancer, is characterized by the presence of myofascial taut bands and trigger points. This study aims to evaluate the effects of ischemic compression, high-voltage electrical stimulation and rehabilitation of kinesio in women with myofascial pain following treatment of breast cancer. This is a randomized blind controlled study. For this, we invited 60 volunteers undergoing treatment for breast cancer, randomized and allocated into three groups: G1 (cinesioterapia), G2 (ischemic compression cinesioterapia +) and G3 (high voltage electrical stimulation cinesioterapia +). The stance, the plantar pressure distribution and the balance will be assessed by means of photogrammetry and baropodometry respectively. Myofascial trigger points will be assessed with the use of infrared thermography, algometry and numerical rating scale of pain (END). Moreover, the quality of life of the volunteers will be assessed by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B +4). The volunteers will undergo 10 sessions of treatment, and reassessed at the end of treatment and after thirty days. Normality test is used to verify data distribution and consistent statistical test for proper intra and comparisons between groups, being thus considered two factors in the comparisons, time and group. A significance level of 5% is assumed.
Interventions
Sponsors
University of Sao Paulo
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
35 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* mastectomy * aged between 35 and 70 years * myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle
Exclusion criteria
* metastasis or recurrence of breast cancer * bilateral mastectomy * in physiotherapy treatment * degenerative diseases of the spine * use of muscle relaxants or anti-inflammatory analgesics in the last week * report of fibromyalgia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 2 years | Will be apply the following assessment tools: algometry (evaluates pressure pain threshold), and numerical scale of pain assessment (assesses pain intensity). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of life | 2 years | Through a Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy- Breast (FACT B + 4). |
| Skin Temperature | 2 years | Through of thermograph will be evaluated skin temperature on myofascial trigger points. |
| Posture | 2 years | Through computerized photogrammetry postural assessment. |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Primary ContactVânia Ferreira, PT
Outcome results
None listed