Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT04621942 |
| Other study ID # |
University in Zielona Gora |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Completed |
| Phase |
N/A
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
April 2, 2019 |
| Est. completion date |
July 24, 2019 |
Study information
| Verified date |
November 2020 |
| Source |
University in Zielona Góra |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of inertial rehabilitation on: shoulder
flexors, extensors and shoulder abductors and adductors strength, breast cancer-related
lymphedema (BCRL) and quality of life in women after mastectomy. Twenty-four women after
mastectomy were randomized to a training (T; n = 12) or control group (C; n = 12). The T
group performed inertial training twice a week for 6 weeks using a Cyklotren inertial device.
Each training session included warm-up and 4 sets of shoulder flexors, extensors, abductors,
and adductors, with the right and left arms worked. The training loads for all exercises was
equal 5 kg. Before and after training the maximum force of trained muscles was tested under
training conditions. Body composition, BCRL, disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand
(DASH) were also evaluated. Inertial rehabilitation caused significant improvement in
strength in all tested muscles in T whereas changes in C were insignificant. Quality of life
evaluated by DASH score decreased significantly in T and and did not change in C. Moreover,
BCRL and body composition did not change significantly following intervention in both groups.
Inertial exercises can be useful rehabilitation method in women treated for breast cancer.
Description:
A group of 30 women who underwent mastectomy procedure attended an initial meeting and all of
them agreed to participate in the study. The participants were members of an association of
people after mastectomy (Amazons Association) and regularly participated in rehabilitation
gymnastics twice a week for at least 3 years. All women met the including criteria:
mastectomy was performed at least 6 months before the study, lack of: fractures in the prior
3 months, tendon and ligament injuries in the prior 2 months, serious heart disease, cerebral
palsy, and limb amputations. All subjects received permission from their physician to
participate in the experiment. Therefore, the study finally included 24 women after
mastectomy (age, 66.2 ± 10.6 years, range 43-82 years; body mass, 72.7 ± 10.6 kg; height, 159
± 5.2 cm), 17 after simple mastectomy and 7 after breast conserving therapy. The participants
were randomly allocated into two groups: a training group (T; n = 12) and a control group (C;
n = 12) using chit method. The T group participated in 6 weeks of inertial training while the
control group maintain their normal daily activity. All women still participated in
rehabilitation gymnastics twice a week. All participants gave written informed consent to
take part in the study.
Testing
Before and after training participants were evaluated using the following tests:
- strength of shoulder muscles measurements
- body composition measurements
- breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) evaluation
- disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand test (DASH)
Strength of shoulder muscles measurement. Strength of shoulder flexors and extensors and
strength of shoulder abductors and adductors were tested in the standing position using
Cyklotren inertial device (Naczk 2015). After warm-up, each participant performed a 10-second
maximal test of the right and left arm separately, with a 2-minute break between
measurements. Participants position during strength testing and inertial training is showed
on Figure1. For all measurement 5 kg load was applied. It should be noted here that the same
load during inertial training doesn't mean the working muscles develop the same force. During
inertial exercise force developed by muscle strongly depend on movement velocity, greater
movement velocity results greater muscle load and greater force is developed (the force value
is presented on-line on the Cyklotren's screen). The range of motion was approximately 90
degree (where 0 degrees corresponded to the arm along the trunk). Data collection was
preceded by a familiarization session.
Body composition measurements Bioelectric impedance were used to evaluate the body
composition of participants (Tanita 980 MC, Japan). The participants were asked to maintain a
normal state of hydration, and they were not allowed to exercise, eat, or drink alcohol or
caffeine for 12 h preceding the measurements. Measurements were conducted in the morning
according to the manufacturer's guidelines. Fat mass, muscle mass, amount of water were used
in future analyses.
Breast cancer-related lymphedema evaluation To evaluate the influence of inertial
rehabilitation on breast cancer-related lymphedema bioimpedance spectroscopy was used. This
technique allows to detect small changes in extracellular fluid (ECF) and subclinical BCRL,
therefore allows for the subclinical detection of BCRL when visible swelling is not apparent.
Measurements were done using L-Dex U400 unit (ImpediMed Limited, Australia). The feasibility
and clinical utility of implementing L-Dex measurements in routine breast cancer care was
confirmed in previous studies (Laidley and Anglin 2016, Kilgore et al 2018). During the
measurements patients were lying supine on a non-metallic surface a standardized technique
according to Laidley and Anglin (2016) methodology.
Disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand test (DASH) To evaluate ability of the
participants do the different daily activities DASH questionnaire was completed. DASH
questionnaire is a standardized measure which captures the patients' own perspective of their
upper extremity health status (Jester et. al 2005). During the questionnaire completing
subjects were provided with conditions that allowed them to mark the answers freely.
Workout Inertial rehabilitation was performed twice a week (Monday and Thursday, between 5:00
and 8:00 PM) for 6 weeks using Cyklotren device (Inerion, Poland). Exercises were conducted
by the same 2 researchers. Each training session included warm-up and 4 sets of shoulder
flexors, extensors, abductors, and adductors, with the right and left arms worked separately
(16 sets for left and 16 sets for right arm). Each set lasted 15 seconds, a 2-minute break
occurred between consecutive sets (without rest period between right and left arm). For all
trained muscles 5 kg load was applied. During the training participants developed 70% of
their maximal force achieved during the strength measurement. Participants observed developed
during training force value displayed on-line on the screen. Cyklotren software allows to set
the upper and lower limit of force; when developed strength was to low or to high a beep
signal was emitted to correct participant force.
Statistical analysis Normality of distribution of the data was tested using the Shapiro-Wilk
method. Descriptive statistics, including means and standard deviations, were calculated. For
testing significance of changes analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used. The simple effect of
training for each participant was defined as a relative increase in an analyzed variable
after training compared with the before-training value.Lower and upper borders of 95%
confidence intervals for relative increase were calculated.
Differences in relative increases between groups were tested with one-way ANOVA. If
differences were detected, the Scheffé post hoc procedure was used to determine where the
differences occurred. The level of significance was set at P ≤ 0.05. The effect size (ES) of
the training was calculated using the paired two-sample t-test, and according to
Goulet-Pelletiera and Cousineaua (2018) Cohen's d with Hedges g correction was determined.
The scale presented by Cohen indicates that d < 0.41 represents a small ES, 0.41-0.70 a
moderate ES, and higher than 0.70 a large ES.
