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Aquatic exercise training in the process of rehabilitation in patients after breast cancer treatment

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
breast cancer
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
Cancer - Breast
Registration Number
ACTRN12618002017202
Lead Sponsor
Justyna Hanuszkiewicz
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Women treated due to breast cancer (with the radical or saving procedure);
-Period of over one year after the treatment;
-No illness remission during the past year;
-Lymphedema within the upper extremity of up to 2 cm;
-Signed consent for participation in the study and exercise program.

Exclusion Criteria

-Mental state not allowing communication with the participant;
– Osteoarticular, circulatory, respiratory, and/or nervous system injury or dysfunction limiting motor skills.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assesment of inclination of the lumbosacral section (alpha angle) via Computer Body Posture Diagnosis device (USB version with the CQ-PostureUSB for Windows XP software).[Baseline and after 8 weeks.];Assesment of inclination of the thoracolumbar section (beta angle) via Computer Body Posture Diagnosis device (USB version with the CQ-PostureUSB for Windows XP software).[Baseline and after 8 weeks.];Assesment of inclination of the upper thoracic section (gamma angle) via Computer Body Posture Diagnosis device (USB version with the CQ-PostureUSB for Windows XP software).[Baseline and after 8 weeks.]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assessment of trunk extensors endurance measures was tested with the Biodex Multi-Joint 3 Isokinetic Dynamometer. <br>Parameter: Total Work (TW).<br>[Baseline and after 8 weeks];Assessment of trunk flexors endurance measures was tested with the Biodex Multi-Joint 3 Isokinetic Dynamometer. <br>Parameter: Total Work (TW).<br>[Baseline and after 8 weeks];Assessment of trunk extensors endurance measures was tested with the Biodex Multi-Joint 3 Isokinetic Dynamometer. <br>Parameter: Average Power (AP).<br>[Baseline and after 8 weeks];Assessment of trunk flexors endurance measures was tested with the Biodex Multi-Joint 3 Isokinetic Dynamometer. <br>Parameter: . Average Power (AP).<br>[Baseline and after 8 weeks]
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