An interventional study of Virtual Reality and Resistance Exercise in Breast Cancer Lymphedema and Quality of Life, sponsored by Qassim University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to female participants aged 30 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-09-16.
Sponsored by Qassim University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Gaining a greater understanding of how each exercise mode affects lymphedema, as well as other health-related outcomes will improve exercise prescription guidelines relevant to this specific lymphedema. Therefore, the purpose of this work was to compare the effects of Xbox kinect rehabilitation and resistance exercises on limb volume, symptoms severity, physical function, and quality of life in women with Breast cancer-related lymphedema.
Breast cancer-related lymphedema is a common and debilitating side effect of cancer treatment. This study compared the effect of Xbox kinect rehabilitation and resistance exercises on breast cancer-related lymphedema volume and severity, as well as participant's physical function and quality of life. Women diagnosed with unilateral breast cancer related lymphedema were randomly divided into two groups: the kinect based rehabilitation group KBRG and resistance exercise group REG. woman in The KBRG received virtual reality therapy using Xbox Kinect-based games, the REG received resistance training in addition both groups received complex decongestive physiotherapy. The intervention was five sessions per week for 8 weeks. The outcome measures included limb volume, symptoms severity, physical function (muscle strength and range of motion) and quality of life. All these outcomes were assessed at pretreatment (baseline) and after the end of treatment at week eight (W8).
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The Kinect based rehabilitation group received virtual reality therapy using Xbox Kinect-based games, in addition to complex decongestive physiotherapy. The intervention was led once per day, five days a week, over 8 weeks. All participants wearing multilayer bandage or compression stocking during training to avoid exacerbation of the lymphedema in the affected limb.
Other: Virtual Reality
The resistance exercise group received resistance training, in addition to complex decongestive physiotherapy. The intervention was led once per day, five days a week, over 8 weeks. All participants wearing multilayer bandage or compression stocking during training to avoid exacerbation of the lymphedema in the affected limb.
Other: Resistance Exercise
Intervention was led once per day, five days a week, over 8 weeks.
Also known as: complex decongestive physiotherapy
Intervention was led once per day, five days a week, over 8 weeks.
Also known as: complex decongestive physiotherapy
Limb volume measurement
assessed by circumference measurements using a non-elastic tape. Measures started just distal to the metacarpal-phalangeal joints and were taken at 4-cm intervals up the arm until the base of the axilla.
Time frame: at baseline
Limb volume measurement
assessed by circumference measurements using a non-elastic tape. Measures started just distal to the metacarpal-phalangeal joints and were taken at 4-cm intervals up the arm until the base of the axilla.
Time frame: after 8 weeks
Limb volume measurement
assessed by circumference measurements using a non-elastic tape. Measures started just distal to the metacarpal-phalangeal joints and were taken at 4-cm intervals up the arm until the base of the axilla.
Time frame: after 12 weeks
Health-related quality of life, Medical Outcomes Study short-form (SF-36)
assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study short-form (SF-36). Outcomes of physical functioning, role-physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role emotional and mental health domains were reported as norm-based scores.
Time frame: at baseline
Health-related quality of life, Medical Outcomes Study short-form (SF-36)
assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study short-form (SF-36). Outcomes of physical functioning, role-physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role emotional and mental health domains were reported as norm-based scores.
Time frame: after 8 weeks
Health-related quality of life, Medical Outcomes Study short-form (SF-36)
assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study short-form (SF-36). Outcomes of physical functioning, role-physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role emotional and mental health domains were reported as norm-based scores.
Time frame: after 12 weeks
Shoulder range of motion
Active flexion and abduction of the shoulder were assessed with the elbow extended in the supine position. External rotation was measured while the shoulder was adducted and in neutral position with the forearm in neutral supination and pronation while sitting on a chair.
Time frame: at baseline
Shoulder range of motion
Active flexion and abduction of the shoulder were assessed with the elbow extended in the supine position. External rotation was measured while the shoulder was adducted and in neutral position with the forearm in neutral supination and pronation while sitting on a chair.
Time frame: after 8 weeks
Shoulder range of motion
Active flexion and abduction of the shoulder were assessed with the elbow extended in the supine position. External rotation was measured while the shoulder was adducted and in neutral position with the forearm in neutral supination and pronation while sitting on a chair.
Time frame: after 12 weeks
Visual analogue scale
used to quantify the severity of perceived pain, heaviness, and tightness. Participants rated their symptom severity from no pain/no discomfort (score = 0) to very severe pain/worst imaginable discomfort (score = 10)
Time frame: at baseline
Visual analogue scale
used to quantify the severity of perceived pain, heaviness, and tightness. Participants rated their symptom severity from no pain/no discomfort (score = 0) to very severe pain/worst imaginable discomfort (score = 10)
Time frame: after 8 weeks
Visual analogue scale
used to quantify the severity of perceived pain, heaviness, and tightness. Participants rated their symptom severity from no pain/no discomfort (score = 0) to very severe pain/worst imaginable discomfort (score = 10)
Time frame: after 12 weeks
Muscle strength
The affected upper extremity flexion, abduction, and external rotation muscle strength were measured during maximal voluntary isometric muscle contraction with the J Tech Commender Muscle Tester (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) handheld dynamometer according to reported positions.
Time frame: at baseline
Muscle strength
The affected upper extremity flexion, abduction, and external rotation muscle strength were measured during maximal voluntary isometric muscle contraction with the J Tech Commender Muscle Tester (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) handheld dynamometer according to reported positions.
Time frame: after 8 weeks
Muscle strength
The affected upper extremity flexion, abduction, and external rotation muscle strength were measured during maximal voluntary isometric muscle contraction with the J Tech Commender Muscle Tester (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) handheld dynamometer according to reported positions.
Time frame: after 12 weeks
Plan to share: Yes — The data sets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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