breast cancer, pain, quality of life
Conditions
Interventions
The patients (n = 60) will be submitted to free active exercises of the upper limbs emphasizing the movements of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal rotation and external rotation. Fe
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)
Fundação Beneficência Hospital Cirurgia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women submitted to breast cancer surgery including axillary linfadenectomy, attending physical therapy three times a week, more than 18 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Women with breast implant, bilateral mastectomy, skin lesions or infeccions on arm, active infectious processes (erysipelas) and breast reconstruction with use of large dorsal and abdominal rectus muscles, breast reconstruction.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The physiotherapeutic approach will allow a 70% improvement in shoulder range of motion, assessed by goniometry, 80% decrease in pain assessed by VAE and a 60% increase in functional performance assessed by DASH after the surgical procedure for the treatment of breast cancer. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life will be greatly improved in aspects related to the scales of function and symptom scale of the EORTC QLQ BR23 questionnaire, increasing the scores by 30%. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMariana Tirolli Rett
Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)
Outcome results
None listed