Physiotherapy following breast cancer surgery

Recruiting

• Conditions: Women following breast cancer surgery; Cancer - Breast

• Registration Number: ACTRN12606000050550
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2006-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

If they have breast cancer intervention that included surgery to the axilla.* they can attend for treatment and follow-up, and* they understand English and consent to participate and be randomised to either treatment group.Women will be excluded if they have:* not had surgery to the axilla,* undergone bilateral operations,* received previous treatment for breast cancer, or metastatic disease, * sustained a fracture, undergone surgery in the upper limbs or suffer any neurological deficit or other injury to either upper limb that may intefere with the test procedures, or* undergone breast reconstruction and whom their specialist has indicated that they are not to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

No exclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Arm symptoms on the operated side from 3 items of the Breast Module (BR 23). The BR23 is a 23 item survey specific to women with breast cancer.[At baseline, 8 weeks (at the end of intervention) and 6 months intervals up to 3 years after the surgery]