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Pilates and Dance classes for patients diagnosed with Head and Neck Cancer in treatment and post-treatment.

Are dance therapy and the solo Pilates method effective in the physical and psychological aspects of patients undergoing treatment and post-treatment of head and neck cancer? A randomized clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-3bs8xc6
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-12-05
Start date
2021-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Cancer

Interventions

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Sponsors

Fundação Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - UDESC
Lead Sponsor
Centro de Pesquisas Oncológicas - CEPON
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age over 18 years old; Being in treatment or post-treatment for head and neck cancer; To be resident in the cities of Florianópolis or São José; Present a release from the oncologist responsible for the practice of physical activity or from the Physiotherapy Sector of CEPON; Present full vaccination certificate against Covid-19.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Present any orthopedic limitation, such as the use of a wheelchair, or neurological, cognitive, visual or auditory limitation that prevents the practice of physical activity within the proposed protocol, through a questionnaire; Have practiced dance therapy or solo Pilates for the past three months. Not being present in at least 75% of the prescribed meetings.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life evaluatedPleo Questionnaire of Quality of Life of the University of Washington (UW-QOL version 4) in the pre- and post-intervention period, at the beginning and after completion of the intervention.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Physical aspects, namely cardiorespiratory fitness (six-minute walk test); muscle strength (portable digital dynamometer Chatillôn®); flexibility (hand-to-back test (Back Scratch); upper limb functionality (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand - DASH); and level of physical activity (IPAQ short);Psychological aspects, these being the quality of life (UW-QOL), Functional Evaluation of Cancer Therapy (FACT-H&N - Version 4.0), body image (A Body Image Scale (BIS)); self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale); fatigue (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Fatigue - FACT-F); sexual function (Female Sexual Function Index - IFSF / International Erectile Function Index - Male IIFE ); sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Questionnaire); Mood Status (Brunel Humor Scale) and Aging Perspective (Sheppard Inventory) and finally the perception of the magnitude of the perceived changes.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactPatrícia;Adriana Saraiva;Guimarães

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patricia.ed.fisica@hotmail.com;adriana.guimaraes@udesc.br+55(48) 999336878;+55 (48) 999811607

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)