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Early and Systematic Shoulder Rehabilitation Following Cervical Lymph Node Dissection

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Rehabilitation
Interventions
Other: sessions of shoulder rehabilitation
Registration Number
NCT03961802
Lead Sponsor
Nantes University Hospital
Brief Summary

A prospective, monocentric, controlled, randomized study of systematic early shoulder rehabilitation following cervical lymph node dissection for the prevention and treatment of shoulder dysfunction.

Detailed Description

Pre-inclusion: information, collection of consent, collection of antecedents and biometric data, clinical examination (goniometric measurement and visual analogic scale of pain), collection of DASH, EORTC QLQ-C30 and H\&N35 questionnaires.

Surgical intervention (J0) and randomization into 2 groups:

Group 1 - systematic early rehabilitation Group 2 - without systematic rehabilitation

M3, M6, M12: collection of complications, adjuvant treatments, number of physiotherapy sessions performed, clinical examination (goniometric measurement and visual analogic scale of pain), collection of DASH, EORTC QLQ- C30 and H\&N35 questionnaires.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • Proficiency in the oral and written French language
  • unilateral or bilateral cervical lymph node dissection preserving the accessory spinal nerve
  • Karnofsky index ≥ 80%
  • Age ≥ 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
  • cognitive disorders
  • predictable difficulties in compliance with treatment and/or follow-up
  • pre-existing pathology involving shoulder and its mobility, independent of head and neck cancer
  • comorbidity preventing rehabilitation of the shoulder
  • time to start rehabilitation after 6 weeks postoperatively
  • pregnant women
  • minors
  • majors under guardianship
  • refusal to participate in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
systematic early rehabilitationsessions of shoulder rehabilitationsystematic early rehabilitation
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disabilities of Shoulder, Arm and Hand Questionnaire (DASH)6 months postoperatively (M6)

The total score is reported. The score is between 0 and 100. The higher the score, the higher the disability.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
visual analog score for pain (M3, M6 and M12)3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively (M3, M6 and M12)

The reported score is between 0 and 10. The higher the score, the higher the pain.

evaluate the compliance of patients to rehabilitation12 months postoperatively (M12)

(% of rehabilitation sessions performed over 36 sessions)

Disabilities of Shoulder, Arm and Hand Questionnaire (DASH)3 and 12 months postoperatively (M3 and M12)

The total score is reported. The score is between 0 and 100. The higher the score, the higher the disability.

European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Head and Neck cancer module (H&N35)3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively (M3, M6 and M12)

EORTC QLQ-H\&N35 questionnaire evaluates the specific symptoms of patients with head and neck cancers. It consists of 35 items including 7 subscales .

subscale scores are reported, All items and scales give a score between 0 and 100.

For each subscale, a high score indicates the presence of a large number of specific symptoms, acting as factors of deterioration of certain aspects of the quality of life.

goniometric measurement of flexion and abduction of the shoulder3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively (M3, M6 and M12)

Goniometric measurement will be performed using a Rippstein's Plurimeter, with standardized position and movement for each measurement:

* Sitting on a chair, the bust is straight, arm hanging down the body.

* The plurimeter is placed on the distal part of the arm.

* The flexion is in the sagittal plane around a transverse axis in the frontal plane.

* The abduction is in the frontal plane around an anteroposterior axis contained in the sagittal plane.

European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30)3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively (M3, M6 and M12)

EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire has 30 questions and includes the following scale:

- scale of generic symptoms. scale have a score between 0 and 100. A high score for this scale indicates the presence of symptoms acting as factors of deterioration of certain aspects of the quality of life.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nantes University Hospital

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Nantes, France

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