The Effects of Pre-operative Physical Therapy Education
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Breast Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 5/3/2014 |
| Start Date: | August 2012 |
| End Date: | August 2014 |
| Contact: | Deborah Doherty, PhD |
| Email: | doherty@oakland.edu |
Phase 1 of the The Effects of Pre-operative Physical Therapy Education and Exercise on Patient Outcomes Post Breast Cancer Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Trial
It is expected that patients who receive physical therapy before surgery will have greater
range of motion (ROM), strength, function, satisfaction, and less swelling, pain, and
anxiety following surgery compared to those in the control group.
range of motion (ROM), strength, function, satisfaction, and less swelling, pain, and
anxiety following surgery compared to those in the control group.
Inclusion Criteria:
- be over the age of 18,
- have a good understanding of the English language, and
- be scheduled to undergo either a mastectomy, lumpectomy, ALND or Sentinel Lymph Node
Dissection (SLND) with or without breast reconstruction.
Exclusion Criteria:
- if they previously underwent one of the previously mentioned procedures mastectomy,
lumpectomy, ALND or Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection (SLND) with or without breast
reconstruction.
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