PILATES METHOD ON THE UPPER LIMBS FUNCTIONALITY

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is one of the pathologies affecting women worldwide, with a high mortality rate of 14,206 per 100,000 women per year. However, Pilates was used as a therapeutic treatment for women who underwent a modified radical mastectomy, being associated with the alterations when in the postoperative sequels. OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the Pilates Method in the functionality of women submitted to modified radical mastectomy. METHOD: This is a quantitative clinical trial, in the form of women included in the project, to undergo a physical therapy rehabilitation program through the Pilates Method for 2 months, where they were evaluated before and after the procedure for measurement and comparison obtained. CONCLUSION: In this way, the pilates method is presented as an instrument used for the rehabilitation of mastectomized women.

Official Title
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PILATES METHOD ON THE UPPER LIMBS FUNCTIONALITY OF THE MASTECTOMIZED WOMEN

Conditions
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Breast Neoplasm Female

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Pliates method treatment


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Female subjects, between 30 and 65 years, with a diagnosis of breast cancer, who underwent radical-mastectomy surgery and who had after 30 postoperative days Exclusion Criteria: Women who present alterations in healing, severe pain, who have another type of treatment, people who lack more than three times in the research, quitters, people with relapses and who do not tolerate the treatment protocol.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 30 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Interventional Model Description: The participants undergo to a physical therapy rehabilitation program through the Pilates Method for 2 months
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Pilates treatment<br>The participants undergo to a physical therapy rehabilitation program through the Pilates Method for 2 months. | Other: Pliates method treatment<br>* The participants undergo to a physical therapy rehabilitation program through the Pilates Method for 2 months.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Muscle strength | Medical Research Council scale for muscle power | 2 months | 
| Range of motion | Range of motion evaluation by goniometry | 2 months | 
| Functionality assess with Functional independence measure scale | Functional independence measure scale | 2 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Breast cancer., Exercise Therapy, Modified Radical Mastectomy