Effects of a Videogame-based Program on Women With Lymphedema Secondary to Breast Cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Lymphedema; Breastcancer
• Interventions: Other: video game program

• Registration Number: NCT02958332
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad de Burgos

Brief Summary

Aims: To demonstrate the effect of a program based on video games as a means to improve abilities and basic skills affected by lymphedema, and its impact on quality of life.

Design: longitudinal, pre-experimental, with pre / post-test and evaluation, assessor blinded study.

Method: Data on shoulder pain and disability, health-related quality of life, strength and articulate activated by the OSS (Oxford Shoulder Score), SPADI (Shoulder Pain and Disability Index), FACT-B + 4 (Functional Assesment of Cancer Therapy Questionnaire for Breast Cancer), respectively goniometry and dynamometry amplitude scales will be collected.

The intervention will be performed with the Wii ™ console and the Wii Balance BoardTM, during 5 individual weekly sessions of 30 minutes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-10-28
• Study Start: 2016-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-11-04
• Study First Posted: 2016-11-08
• Primary Completion: 2016-12
• Study Completion: 2017-01
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-03
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 11

Inclusion Criteria

• Be over 18 years
• Have a diagnosis of lymphedema, secondary to breast cancer

Exclusion Criteria

• Stage 0 or subclinical lymphedema
• Present other shoulder pathology apart from lymphedema

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
video game program	video game program	Participants will play video games during 30 min , all along 5 sessions.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Oxford Shoulder Scale	Pre intervention and one week after having finished the program
Change in Shoulder Pain and Disability Index	Pre intervention and one week after having finished the program
Change in Range motion	Pre intervention and one week after having finished the program
Change in strength	Pre intervention and one week after having finished the program

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in quality of life (FUNCTIONAL ASSESMENT OF CANCER THERAPY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BREAST CANCER (FACT-B+4)	Pre intervention and one week after having finished the program

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad de Burgos. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud.; 🇪🇸 Burgos, Spain