Study of aquatic physiotherapy in women after surgery for breast cancer
- Conditions
- M75.9imitation of shoulder movementsWomen.M01.975
- Registration Number
- RBR-4chsdr
- Lead Sponsor
- Brazilian Mastology Research Network
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Data analysis completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Females were included between the 7th and 20th postoperative days of mastectomy or quadrantectomy associated with axillary lymphadenectomy at levels I, II and III of Berg;
who were regularly followed up at the services proposed for the study.
The exclusion criteria were: to present lymphedema in the homolateral upper limb before and/or after surgery, open wounds and presence of infection at the surgery site, presence of drains and/or probes, as well as clinical pathologies in activity, such as heart failure, visual impairment, and faecal or urinary incontinence. Also excluded were women with orthopedic changes in the shoulder joint, such as impact syndrome and rotator cuff tendinopathy. Exclusion criteria related to breast cancer included metastatic disease, sentinel lymph node biopsy, immediate post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, and peitoral muscle resection.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method