The Effects of Dance for Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Dance.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Breast Cancer. Basic parameters: from 18 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Brazil
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Os Efeitos da dança Como Recurso terapêutico em Pacientes Com câncer de Mama Submetidas a Tratamento cirúrgico
Overview
The goal of this non randomized clinical trial, with pre- and post-intervention evaluation, longitudinal, with prospective data collection is to evaluate the effects of dance as a therapeutic intervention in breast cancer patients undergoing surgical treatment.
Detailed description
The hypothesis is that dance will promote improvements in range of motion, strength, fatigue, functionality, pain and quality of life for breast cancer patients undergoing surgical treatment. Objectives: To evaluate the effects of dance as a therapeutic intervention in breast cancer patients undergoing surgical treatment on: shoulder range of, overall muscle strength, fatigue, respiratory muscle strength, functionality, pain and quality of life. Method: This is a non-randomized randomized clinical trial, with pre- and post-intervention evaluation, prospective data collection. The following will be used for pre-intervention assessment: goniometry, dynamometry, manovacuometry, 6-minute walk test, fatigue and quality of life questionnaire, and quality of life questionnaire, as well as a pain assessment scale. After 16 weeks, the same variables will be assessed.
Interventions
- Other Dance
Dance protocol
Primary outcome measures
- ROM [Time frame: Pre-intervention and after 16 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (6)
- Overall muscle strength [Time frame: Pre-intervention and after 16 weeks]
- Fatigue [Time frame: Pre-intervention and after 16 weeks]
- respiratory muscle strength [Time frame: Pre-intervention and after 16 weeks]
- Functionality [Time frame: Pre-intervention and after 16 weeks]
- Pain intensity [Time frame: Pre-intervention and after 16 weeks]
- Quality of life (physical well-being, social and family well-being, emotional well-being, functional well-being) [Time frame: Pre-intervention and after 16 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- patients diagnosed with breast cancer
- undergone surgical resection
- after medical referral for physiotherapy
- and physiotherapeutic assessment
Exclusion criteria
- patients with another previous oncological diagnosis
- previous neuromuscular diseases
- patients who do not agree to take part in the study
- or the impossibility of carrying out the muscle strength assessment and/or other assessments
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Brazil · 1 center
- AC Camargo Cancer Center — São Paulo
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06215027 · 74502023.7.0000.5432