Effect of Wii-console Based Exercise on Shoulder Range of Motion for Post-mastectomy Lymphedema Patients

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Postmastectomy Lymphedema
• Interventions: Other: traditional physical therapy session; Other: wii console based exercise

• Registration Number: NCT05726656
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

PURPOSE: To determine the effect of wii-console based exercise on shoulder ROM of both sides for post-mastectomy patients, and highlighting the effect of dominancy.

Detailed Description

Breast cancer has been the focused of many studies because it significantly affects both in developed and developing countries worldwide (Cameirão et al, 2008).

Lymphedema affects the range of motion of shoulder causing disability and affection of function.

Wii-console systems can be used as training tools to promote intensive training directed towards specific deficits and guide the patients in task-oriented activities. Moreover, it allows a real-time high-resolution monitoring, where is possible to have a quantitative assessment of relevant properties of the impairment, performance and recovery. On the other hand, virtual reality environment demand focus and attention of the patient, motivate the patient to perform the exercises, and provide a sense of achievement to the user (Torre et al, 2015).

HYPOTHESES:

The wii-console based exercise will have no effect on shoulder ROM for post-mastectomy patients.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-11-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-02-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-02-03
• Study First Posted: 2023-02-14
• Status Verified: 2023-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-09-17
• Last Update Posted: 2023-09-21
• Primary Completion: 2023-11
• Study Completion: 2023-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• All the patients will be females.
• Patients undergone mastectomy with lymph nodes dissection.
• all developed lymphedema after the surgery.

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
wii console based exercise group	wii console based exercise	the patient will recieve wii console based exercise in addition to traditional physical therapy session
control group	traditional physical therapy session	the patient will recieve only the traditional physical therapy session
wii console based exercise group	traditional physical therapy session	the patient will recieve wii console based exercise in addition to traditional physical therapy session

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
shoulder range of motion	4 weeks	flexion, extension, abduction, adduction , internal rotation and external rotation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy; 🇪🇬 Giza, Egypt