Electromyography of the Pectoral Muscle in Mastalgia Patients

Mastalgia Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Comparison Both of the Electromyography Results of the Pectoral Muscle in Unilateral Mastalgia Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02784379
• Other study ID #: Mastalgia
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 24, 2016
• Last updated: November 26, 2016
• Start date: March 2016
• Est. completion date: November 2016

Study information

• Verified date: November 2016
• Source: Sisli Etfal Training & Research Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Turkey: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Mastalgia is a common problem for women. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of neuromuscular pathologies of the thorax wall at mastalgia ethiopathogenesis.

Description:

Mastalgia is a common health problem for women especially these days. Studies demonstrated that 48% of the women with mastalgia have serious difficulties in their sexual life, 36% have physical activity difficulties, 13% have social activity difficulties and 6% have work or school activity difficulties. The etiology of the mastalgia is not clear. Because of the women with mastalgia tested out lots of examinations for the etiology. Also this problem has financial load because of the unknown etiology.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 31
• Est. completion date: November 2016
• Est. primary completion date: October 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject has unilateral mastalgia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subject has pregnancy

• Subject has breast cancer

• Subject has a history of breast operation

• Subject has diabetes mellitus

• Subject has 1 cm or above cystic or solid lesions in the breasts.

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mastalgia
• Mastodynia

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sisli Etfal Training & Research Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (3)

Joyce DP, Alamiri J, Lowery AJ, Downey E, Ahmed A, McLaughlin R, Hill AD. Breast clinic referrals: can mastalgia be managed in primary care? Ir J Med Sci. 2014 Dec;183(4):639-42. doi: 10.1007/s11845-013-1066-z. — View Citation

Kernerman E, Park E. Severe Breast Pain Resolved with Pectoral Muscle Massage. J Hum Lact. 2014 May 29;30(3):287-291. [Epub ahead of print] — View Citation

Salzman B, Fleegle S, Tully AS. Common breast problems. Am Fam Physician. 2012 Aug 15;86(4):343-9. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Electromyography results of the pectoral muscle.	The electromyography results of the pectoral muscle which are placed behind the healthy breast (group 1) and the breast with mastalgia (group 2) will be evaluated. The results of the both groups will be compared.	5 days	No