Prevention of Sequelae Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery by Self-massages and Self Stretching. Impact of Learning Workshops.

Prevention of Sequelae Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery by Daily Self Massages and Self Stretching of Serratus Anterior Muscle, Pectoralis Major Muscle, Infraspinatus Muscle and Latissimus Dorsi Muscle: Impact of Learning Workshops Performed by a Multidisciplinary Team.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03651973

Acronym

ESTAUVAL

Enrollment

143

Registered

2018-08-29

Start date

2020-01-13

Completion date

2025-09-25

Last updated

2026-03-19

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

Conditions

Breast Cancer, Surgery

Keywords

Self massages and self stretching, Workshops for self massages and stretching learning

Brief summary

Myofascial pain syndrome is a common cause of chronic pain characterized by myofascial pain and trigger points. Recommendations regarding management of pain after breast cancer don't mention myofascial syndrome despite a study suggests possible myofascial syndrome with roughly 75% of patients in pain. 144 patients having a local breast cancer requiring surgery will be randomized in this study, ratio 1:1 standard and experimental groups. Every patients (standard and experimental groups) will attend 4 specific consultations during which standard recommendations will be given, pain, quality of life, shoulder range of motion, global upper limbs force will be assessed. In addition, patient randomized in experimental group will attend self massages and self stretching workshops, one before surgery and one after surgery. Patients will be encouraged to performed daily self massages and self stretching. The aim of the study is to assess impact of self massages and self stretching workshops on sequelae pain further surgery for breast cancer.

Interventions

OTHERStandard follow-up

Patients enrolled into standard group will be followed in a standard way without any additional procedure except randomization that allocates to the standard group

OTHERLearning workshops

Patients enrolled into experimental arm will participate to educative workshops before and after surgery for breast cancer. The aim of these workshop is to educate patient to self massages and self stretching.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Woman * Local development of breast cancer, every stages except stage IV * Indication of surgery whatever surgery type except breast reconstruction * More than18 years * Life expectancy \> 12 months assessed by surgeon or pain specialist * Informed and written consent * Affiliated to a social security system

Exclusion criteria

* History of chronic pain * History of shoulder pain * Any illness or severe disease, medical or psychiatric, that could prevent the patient to follow study procedures or to give her informed consent, according investigators, * History of breast surgery * Pregnant or lactating woman * Protected adult or deprived of her liberty

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Impact of Learning workshops (self massages and self stretching) on sequelae pain after breast cancer surgery	For 12 months after surgery	Number of patients with chronic pain

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Impact of patient quality of life	at 3, 6 and 12 months	Assessed by EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire Core questionnaire 30 scale

Countries

France

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAurélie THEBAULT

Centre Eugène Marquis

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 20, 2026