Selected Exercise Program on Upper Cross Syndrome Post-unilateral Mastectomy
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Selected exercise program, Routine medical therapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Mastectomy. Basic parameters: 45 years — 65 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
- Egypt
- 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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Overview
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of exercise rehabilitation program on upper limb range and forward head posture post unilateral radical mastectomy.
Detailed description
Upper cross syndrome (forward head posture and rounded shoulder) is a major problem facing physical therapist, which causes an increase in pain, limitation of quality of life and delayed rehabilitation process.
The lack in knowledge and information in the published studies about effects of exercise program in forward head posture and rounded shoulder in female's management post unilateral mastectomy. This study will be carried out to investigate the effectiveness exercise program in improving the range of motion in shoulder and forward head posture in females post unilateral mastectomy.
Interventions
- Other Selected exercise program
Patients who have upper cross syndrome post unilateral modified radical mastectomy and who will receive exercise program (strengthening, active range of motion exercise, and strengthening exercises including prone scapular stabilization, shoulders shrug McKenzie exercise for neck, repeated shoulder horizontal adduction, repeated shoulder flexion, repeated shoulder extension, neck flexion McKenzie exercises) and routine medical treatment. Patients will receive 3 sessions per week for 12weeks, tim - Drug Routine medical therapy
For pain relief: Acetaminophen: 2 pills two times per day. Ibuprofen 400 mg: 1 pill two times per day. Hormonal therapy: Tamoxifen 20 mg: once daily. Silicone gel creams (Biocorneum): 3 times per day. These medications will be given for all patients throughout the treatment period (12 weeks).
Primary outcome measures
- Craniovertebral angle (CVA) [Time frame: 12 weeks]
- Cobb angle [Time frame: 12 weeks]
- The Functional Shoulder Score (FSS) [Time frame: 12 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Quality-of- Life Instrument: [Time frame: 12 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- The subject selection will be according to the following criteria:
- Age range between 45-65years.
- Females only will participate in the study.
- All patients have upper cross syndrome post-unilateral modified radical mastectomy
- All patients relatives enrolled the study will have their informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
- Age more than 65 years or less than45 years.
- Subjects who have hearing problems
- Patients have acute viral diseases, acute tuberculosis, mental disorders or those with pacemakers.
- Diabetic, cardiac and renal patients.
- Genetic disease
- Patients who had any other breast cancer operations
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Vivian Samy Ayad — Cairo
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07447024 · P.T.REC/012/004071