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Physiotherapy in Women With Peripheral Persistent Pain Following Breast Cancer Treatment

Spain90 participantsStarted 2016-04

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a multimodal physiotherapy intervention including scapula exercises in addition to deep dry needling and neurodynamic techniques versus scapula exercises only versus conventional shoulder exercises on pain intensity, perceived disability, scapula muscle activity and health-related quality of life.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 85 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women with peripheral persistent pain following breast cancer treatment (surgery and/or radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy) with pain for at least 6 months. * Women who do not present contraindications for physiotherapy (infection, metastasis, locoregional recurrence). * Women who have read, understood and signed informed consent freely Exclusion Criteria: * Women treated with bilateral breast cancer. * Women with shoulder pain episodes prior to breast cancer treatment. * Women with predominant central sensitization pain identified by the Central Sensitization Inventory (\> 40 points) * Women with cognitive limitations to understand the information provided, instructions for treatment and consent to their participation in the study.

What they're measuring

Pain Intensity

Timeframe: Change from baseline VAS at after 9 physical therapy sessions, 3 and 6 months after baseline assessments will be require

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02735668

SponsorUniversity of Alcala

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-02

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