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Effects of Muscle Energy Techniques With and Without Manual Axial Distraction in Post-Mastectomy Patients With Axillary Web Syndrome

58 participantsStarted 2025-12-13

Plain-language summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of muscle energy techniques with and without manual axial distraction among post-mastectomy patients with axillary web syndrome. Fifty-eight participants will be randomly allocated into two groups and will receive the interventions for six weeks. It is hypothesized that the group that will receive both the muscle energy technique and manual axial distraction will produce greater improvements compared to the other group that will receive only MET.

Who can participate

Age range30 Years – 60 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with AWS following breast cancer surgery * Females aged 30 to 60 years old * Participants must be within 1 month to 2 years post-surgery * Participants having limited shoulder ROM * Participants must have completed their post-surgery radiation therapy and chemotherapy minimum of 2-3 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * Any previous history of shoulder pathology * Patients with a cervical problem that radiates pain down the shoulder * Pregnant females * Bilateral mastectomy * Ongoing cancer stage * Participants with ongoing chemotherapy * Frozen shoulder

What they're measuring

Pain Intensity

Timeframe: Baseline: Before intervention 6 weeks post-intervention

Shoulder Range of Motion

Timeframe: Baseline: Before intervention 6 weeks post-intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07266623

SponsorLahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-05-25

Contact for this trial

Tayyba Majeed

+923019491681 tayybamajeed501@gmail.com