Immersive Virtual Reality Based Exersice in Post-mastectomy Lymphedema Patients

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Lymphedema Arm
• Interventions: Procedure: traditional physicaltherapy; Procedure: immersive virtual reality

• Registration Number: NCT06553183
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

To determine the effect of immersive virtual reality on shoulder proprioception and ROM of post-mastectomy lymphedema patients.

Detailed Description

RESEARCH QUESTION:

Does Immersive virtual reality based exercise effective in improving shoulder proprioception and ROM for post-mastectomy patients?

Assessment:

The digital goniometer will be used in measuring shoulder extension, flexion, adduction, abduction, internal rotation and external rotation before the sessions and after one month of sessions. Also, shoulder proprioception will be assessed by the digital goniometer.The measurement will be taken for both the edematous side and the non-affected side.

Treatment:

Study group: the patients will receive eight sessions of Immersive virtual reality based exercise, 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks besides the traditional physical therapy.

Control group: the patients will receive eight sessions of the traditional physical therapy, 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Study First Submitted: 2024-08-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-08-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-12
• Study First Posted: 2024-08-14
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-14
• Study Start: 2024-08-15
• Primary Completion: 2025-01-15
• Study Completion: 2025-02-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• All the patients will be females.
• Patients with lymph node dissection.
• start at least 2 weeks after operation.

Exclusion Criteria

• Vision problems.
• Medically instable patients.
• Balance disorders.
• Other musculoskeletal condition of shoulders.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
control group	traditional physicaltherapy	the patients will receive eight sessions of the traditional physical therapy, 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks.
study group	immersive virtual reality	the patients will receive eight sessions of Immersive virtual reality based exercise, 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks besides the traditional physical therapy.
study group	traditional physicaltherapy	the patients will receive eight sessions of Immersive virtual reality based exercise, 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks besides the traditional physical therapy.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
shoulder proprioception	4 weeks	digital goniometer

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
shoulder ROM	4 weeks	all 6 motions will be measured by digital goniometer