Breast Cancer Survivors
Conditions
Keywords
breast cancer, range of motion
Brief summary
In breast cancer patients, limitation of shoulder joint movement may occur following cancer treatment. Shoulder limitation causes a significant decrease in the patient's participation in activities of daily living. The aim of the study is to define these limitations, to evaluate in detail all the structures that cause the problem, and to determine the causes of the limitations in patients with shoulder joint movement limitation developed after breast cancer survivors.
Interventions
OTHERmeasurement of pain pressure threshold
Pain pressure threshold will be evaluated by a digital algometer
OTHERmeasurement of grip strength
The grip strength of both hand will be evaluated by hand-held dynamometer.
OTHERmeasurement of passive muscle tone (Hz)
muscle tones will be measured with myotonPro on centers of coordination located along along the myofascial chain
OTHERmeasurement of creep of tissue
creep of tissue will be measured with myotonPro on centers of coordination located along the myofascial chain
OTHERmeasurement of the range of shoulder joint motion
The range of shoulder flexion, abduction, extension and external-internal rotation movements will be measured with a universal goniometer.
OTHERmeasurement of skin temperature
measurements will be taken by the thermographic camera
OTHERmeasurement of pain
Pain will be evaluated by visual analog scale (VAS)
OTHERmeasurement of tissue stiffness (N/m)
Stiffness values will be measured with myotonPro on centers of coordination located along the myofascial chain
Sponsors
Istanbul Medeniyet University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
30 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Women between the ages of 30-60 * Having breast cancer treatment within 5 years
Exclusion criteria
* Not having agreed to participate in the study * Presence of additional orthopedic (scoliosis, etc.), neurological (multiple sclerosis, stroke, etc.) and rheumatological diseases (ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.) that will affect upper extremity functions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| measurement of the range of shoulder joint motion | Baseline | The range of shoulder flexion, abduction, extension and external-internal rotation movements will be measured with a universal goniometer. |
| measurement of creep of tissue | Baseline | creep of tissue will be measured with myotonPro on centers of coordination located along the myofascial chain |
| measurement of tissue stiffness (N/m) | Baseline | Stiffness values will be measured with myotonPro on centers of coordination located along the myofascial chain |
| measurement of passive muscle tone (Hz) | Baseline | muscle tones will be measured with myotonPro on centers of coordination located along the myofascial chain |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| measurement of skin temperature | Baseline | measurements will be taken from the area covering 3 cm of the surgical incision with a P45 thermographic camera with high thermal sensitivity |
| measurement of pain | Baseline | Pain will be evaluated by visual analog scale (VAS). In the scale, the patient is asked to mark the most appropriate pain intensity on a scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (tolerable pain). The higher the score, the greater the pain intensity. |
| measurement of pain pressure threshold | Baseline | Pain pressure threshold will be evaluated by a digital algometer |
| measurement of grip strength | Baseline | The grip strength of both hand will be evaluated by hand-held dynamometer. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
Primary ContactNilüfer Kablan, PhD
Backup ContactGülser Cinbaz, MSc
Outcome results
None listed