Physiotherapy in Complications resulting from Cancer Treatment

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Surgical Oncology; Surgical Wound Dehiscence; C26.859

• Registration Number: RBR-7q48mh6
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de Santa Maria

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-04-14
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023
• Study Completion: 2023-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Individuals over 18 years who presented dehiscence of surgical wounds, recruited from outpatient clinics and doctors who perform oncological surgeries at the University Hospital of Santa Maria, will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals who are not able to understand the guidelines regarding the research due to auto or allopsychic factors, pregnant women, smokers, diabetics with uncontrolled glycemia, patients with infection or who present tissue necrosis in the initial evaluation, with skin cancer and who underwent radiotherapy prior to surgery or, still, patient with local recurrence. Deep epidermal wounds that present tunnels, that is, a point of injury that extends perpendicularly from the wound under intact skin will also not be included in the study. In addition, excavation-type injuries, with an area of tissue injury parallel beneath intact skin, or full-thickness wounds that reach muscle or bone will be excluded. Patients who are using any topical or systemic medication to improve wound healing (except oil of vegetable origin, alginate, hydrogel or similar), as well as those using anticoagulants will be excluded, in addition to volunteers who miss two consecutive sessions during the treatment and patients who are undergoing another modality of physiotherapeutic care that may interfere with the dehiscent wound.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified