Risk Factors for Shoulder Joint Motion Restriction

• Conditions: Breast Cancer Survivors
• Interventions: Other: measurement of tissue stiffness (N/m); Other: measurement of passive muscle tone (Hz); Other: measurement of creep of tissue; Other: measurement of the range of shoulder joint motion; Other: measurement of skin temperature; Other: measurement of pain; Other: measurement of pain pressure threshold; Other: measurement of grip strength

• Registration Number: NCT05386641
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul Medeniyet University

Brief Summary

In breast cancer patients, limitation of shoulder joint movement may occur following cancer treatment. Shoulder limitation causes a significant decrease in the patient's participation in activities of daily living. The aim of the study is to define these limitations, to evaluate in detail all the structures that cause the problem, and to determine the causes of the limitations in patients with shoulder joint movement limitation developed after breast cancer survivors.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-18
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-25
• Last Update Posted: 2022-05-31
• Study Start: 2022-08-15
• Primary Completion: 2023-08-15
• Study Completion: 2024-02-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

• Women between the ages of 30-60
• Having breast cancer treatment within 5 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Not having agreed to participate in the study
• Presence of additional orthopedic (scoliosis, etc.), neurological (multiple sclerosis, stroke, etc.) and rheumatological diseases (ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.) that will affect upper extremity functions

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental Group	measurement of pain	Breast cancer survivors with shoulder joint motion restriction
Control group	measurement of skin temperature	Breast cancer survivors without shoulder joint motion restriction
Experimental Group	measurement of creep of tissue	Breast cancer survivors with shoulder joint motion restriction
Experimental Group	measurement of the range of shoulder joint motion	Breast cancer survivors with shoulder joint motion restriction
Experimental Group	measurement of tissue stiffness (N/m)	Breast cancer survivors with shoulder joint motion restriction
Experimental Group	measurement of passive muscle tone (Hz)	Breast cancer survivors with shoulder joint motion restriction
Control group	measurement of tissue stiffness (N/m)	Breast cancer survivors without shoulder joint motion restriction
Control group	measurement of pain	Breast cancer survivors without shoulder joint motion restriction
Control group	measurement of pain pressure threshold	Breast cancer survivors without shoulder joint motion restriction
Experimental Group	measurement of grip strength	Breast cancer survivors with shoulder joint motion restriction
Experimental Group	measurement of skin temperature	Breast cancer survivors with shoulder joint motion restriction
Experimental Group	measurement of pain pressure threshold	Breast cancer survivors with shoulder joint motion restriction
Control group	measurement of the range of shoulder joint motion	Breast cancer survivors without shoulder joint motion restriction
Control group	measurement of passive muscle tone (Hz)	Breast cancer survivors without shoulder joint motion restriction
Control group	measurement of creep of tissue	Breast cancer survivors without shoulder joint motion restriction
Control group	measurement of grip strength	Breast cancer survivors without shoulder joint motion restriction

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
measurement of the range of shoulder joint motion	Baseline	The range of shoulder flexion, abduction, extension and external-internal rotation movements will be measured with a universal goniometer.
measurement of tissue stiffness (N/m)	Baseline	Stiffness values will be measured with myotonPro on centers of coordination located along the myofascial chain
measurement of passive muscle tone (Hz)	Baseline	muscle tones will be measured with myotonPro on centers of coordination located along the myofascial chain
measurement of creep of tissue	Baseline	creep of tissue will be measured with myotonPro on centers of coordination located along the myofascial chain

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
measurement of grip strength	Baseline	The grip strength of both hand will be evaluated by "hand-held" dynamometer.
measurement of pain	Baseline	Pain will be evaluated by visual analog scale (VAS). In the scale, the patient is asked to mark the most appropriate pain intensity on a scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (tolerable pain). The higher the score, the greater the pain intensity.
measurement of skin temperature	Baseline	measurements will be taken from the area covering 3 cm of the surgical incision with a P45 thermographic camera with high thermal sensitivity
measurement of pain pressure threshold	Baseline	Pain pressure threshold will be evaluated by a digital algometer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

İstanbul Medeniyet University; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey