Os Efeitos da dança Como Recurso terapêutico em Pacientes Com câncer de Mama Submetidas a Tratamento cirúrgico
Phase: NA
Conditions: Breast Cancer
Sponsor: AC Camargo Cancer Center

The Effects of Dance for Breast Cancer 
Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment 
 
 
 
 
 
ID: 74502023.7.0000.5432 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 12, 2023 
 
 
 

The Effects of Dance for Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgical 
Treatment 
 
Introduction: Breast cancer treatment can lead to changes in self-image, 
emotional and functional loss. Physiotherapy in the postoperative period of 
oncological surgeries has the main objectives of avoiding complications such as 
adherent scars which can compromise the range of movement of a limb involved, 
optimize function, promote function, promote muscle strength gain, maintain 
proper body posture, reduce skin and fascia adherence, and optimize the 
aesthetic result. Despite the patients are highly informed about the importance of 
physical activity, demotivation is a major barrier to continuing treatment. Dance is 
one of the activities that has been gaining ground and has the main benefit of 
rehabilitation of lost or impaired movements after surgery, in a playful way, 
through supervised and specialized follow-up for each patient. There are few 
randomized studies on the effects of dance on breast cancer patients undergoing 
surgical treatment. patients undergoing surgical treatment. The hypothesis is that 
dance will will improve range of motion, strength, functionality, quality of life, 
reduce pain and fatigue for breast cancer patients undergoing surgical treatment. 
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of dance as a therapeutic resource for breast 
cancer patients undergoing surgical treatment on: shoulder range of motion, 
overall muscle strength, fatigue, respiratory muscle strength, functionality, pain 
and quality of life. Method: This is a non-randomized randomized clinical trial, 
with pre- and post-intervention evaluation and prospective data collection. The 
following will be used for pre-intervention assessment: goniometry, dynamometry, 
manovacuometry, 6-minute walk test, fatigue and quality of life questionnaire, as 
well as a pain assessment scale. After 16 weeks, the same variables will be 
assessed.