The Effect of Wearable Vibration Therapy on Shoulder Functionality in Individuals Receiving Adjuvant Radiotherapy After Breast Cancer Surgery
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
- Enrollment
- 38
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Muscle strength
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of our study is to investigate the effect of vibration therapy to be applied to patients undergoing breast cancer surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy on upper extremity joint range of motion, muscle strength, grip strength, pain, functionality, and quality of life.
Investigators
Özlem Feyzioğlu
Asistant Professor
Acibadem University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Diagnosed with breast cancer, undergoing breast-conserving surgery or having a total mastectomy and undergoing axillary lymph node dissection during surgery
- •Cases that will start radiotherapy after surgery
- •Being over 18 years old
- •Absence of limitation in shoulder joint range of motion in preoperative evaluations.
- •No speech and hearing problems
- •Volunteering of the patients included in the study
Exclusion Criteria
- •Having previously undergone ipsilateral or contralateral breast cancer surgery
- •Presence of active or metastatic cancer focus
- •Presence of a neurological disease or orthopedic surgery affecting upper extremity functionality
- •Carrying a pacemaker
- •Presence of infection and open wound
- •Finding a post-surgical drain
- •Cases with mental and cooperation problems
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Muscle strength
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Hand-held dynamometer will be used to evaluate shoulder flexion, abduction, external and internal rotation muscles' strength
Range of motion
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Shoulder range of motion will be evaluated by digital goniometer. Shoulder flexion degree, shoulder extension degree, abduction and adduction degree, internal rotation and external rotation degree will be assessed with digital goniometer. The results will be recorded in degrees.
Secondary Outcomes
- Pain - Visual Analogue Scale(6 weeks)
- Tone - Myoton® PRO(6 weeks)
- Stiffness of Muscle- Myoton® PRO(6 weeks)
- Grip strength(6 weeks)
- Disability(6 weeks)
- Quality of Life- Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast" (FACT-B)(6 weeks)
- Elasticity of Muscle -Myoton® PRO(6 weeks)