Clinical trial NCT06954220: Baduanjin Exercises on Shoulder Dysfunction Post Thyroidectomy
Official title: Baduanjin Exercises on Shoulder Dysfunction Post Thyroidectomy
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Thyroiditis, Chronic
Lead sponsor: MTI University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-05-01
Enrollment: 90
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 30
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Randomized controlled trial
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This study will be carried out at the outpatient clinic of the faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university, El Galaa general hosbital after referral from endocrine surgeon. Participants will perform these exercises in a room supervisor physiotherapist.

All participants will sign a written consent form after receiving full information about the purpose of the study, procedure, possible benefits, privacy, and use of data.

Detailed description: This study will investigate the effects of Baduanjin exercises on shoulder dysfunction post thyroidectomy. To assign patients to different treatment groups, a table of random numbers generated by a computer was used. Patients were allocated randomly into two groups using this method. This study will be carried out at the outpatient clinic of the faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University, El Galaa general hospital and National Cancer Institute in Cairo to be treated in the outpatient clinic after referral from endocrine surgeon. Participants will perform these exercises in a room supervisor physiotherapist.

All participants will sign a written consent form after receiving full information about the purpose of the study, procedure, possible benefits, privacy, and use of data.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* They have the development of the shoulder dysfunction (Range of motion limitation and shoulder pain) (limitation of 20 ≥ ROM in shoulder flexion, abduction, external or internal rotation) after thyroidectomy.
* Patients who were 6 months to 1 year post unilateral neck dissection
* Aged 30- 50 years (at the time of surgery)

Exclusion Criteria:

* they had severe cardiac disease, uncontrolled hypertension and upper extremity problems started Before treatment of thyroid cancer surgery.
* Patients with neurological disease, rheumatologically disease, communication problems, recurrent infections, and history of head or neck malignancy, history of \> 1 neck dissection, history of bilateral neck dissection,
* open wounds or incision presence in the region and patients proceeding with chemotherapy (CT) or radiotherapy (RT) were barred

Primary outcomes:
measure: Shoulder Pain and disability index (SPADI)
timeFrame: at baseline and at 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Shoulder range of motion :( active range of motion (ROM)) using Image J
timeFrame: at baseline and at 12 weeks
measure: Total calcium concentration
timeFrame: at baseline and at 12 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Cairo
country: Egypt
facility: faculty of physical therapy ,Cairo University
Study officials:
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