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Physical Therapy for Breast Cancer

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Research Sponsored by University of South Carolina
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Eligible participants include adult female patients, ≥18 years of age, with a primary first-time diagnosis of breast cancer, and referred on or after January 1, 2021 for mastectomy surgery.
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up pre-surgery (baseline), 3- and 6-months post-surgery. 24 hours after baseline assessment, 24 hours after 3-and 6-month post-surgery assessments
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Study Summary

This trial will examine the impact of the Prospective Surveillance Model (PSM) on impairments and functional limitations in women diagnosed with breast cancer during the first six months of treatment.

Eligible Conditions
  • Breast Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~pre-surgery (baseline), 3- and 6-months post-surgery. 24 hours after baseline assessment, 24 hours after 3-and 6-month post-surgery assessments
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre-surgery (baseline), 3- and 6-months post-surgery. 24 hours after baseline assessment, 24 hours after 3-and 6-month post-surgery assessments for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Active range of motion
Secondary outcome measures
2-minute step test
30 second sit to stand
Arm volume
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Physical Therapy InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Individualized physical therapy treatments will be provided based on impairments identified during assessments. Treatment may include but is not limited to the following: passive, assisted and active ROM, manual therapy, soft tissue massage, myofascial release, therapeutic activities and exercise and patient education. Treatment duration and frequency will be specific to each patient, providing personalized care. This type of intervention is considered a pragmatic approach, which will allow for generalization of the results due to the similarity with clinical practice.71 Pilot data indicates women will receive physical therapy intervention 1-2x/week for 3-6 weeks beginning ~4 weeks after surgery (x̄=10 visits).
Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention
The usual care group will be instructed to continue with their typical daily activities.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of South CarolinaLead Sponsor
210 Previous Clinical Trials
120,506 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Breast Cancer
831 Patients Enrolled for Breast Cancer
Prisma Health-MidlandsOTHER
23 Previous Clinical Trials
2,823 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is it feasible to enroll in this investigation currently?

"According to the data available on clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is actively seeking study participants. It was initially posted online at the beginning of April 2021 and underwent a recent edit in late April 2021."

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What is the capacity of this medical study in terms of patient enrollment?

"Affirmative. The information posted on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that the mentioned medical trial is actively seeking patients, having been originally uploaded on April 1st 2021 and last edited a month later. 32 individuals have to be recruited from one site for the study's completion."

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