Effect of Preoperative Exercise on the Prevention of Secondary Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Patients

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Research purpose: Lymphedema is a very common complication in breast cancer patients. However, since there is currently no curable treatment, it is important to prevent and reduce the severity of lymphedema. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether preoperative exercise is effective in preventing lymphedema after surgery. For secondary outcome, the preventive effects of exercise on other upper extremity dysfunctions (eg. pectoralis tightness, Axillary web syndrome, Adhesive capsulitis), which are common in breast cancer patients, were assessed.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 20
Maximum Age: 80
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Patients aged 20 or older and younger than 80 who were first diagnosed with breast cancer

• Patients scheduled for surgery and starting neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery

Locations
Other Locations
Republic of Korea
Seoul Asan Medical Center
RECRUITING
Seoul
Contact Information
Primary
Jaeyong Jeon
jyjeon71@gmail.com
+82-2-3010-3791
Backup
Seungwoo Cha
miracleofs@naver.com
+82-2-3010-3799
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-01-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 60
Treatments
Experimental: Intervention group
Individually tailored exercise consisting of aerobic, strength, and flexibility exercises is prescribed, self-exercise compliance monitoring through an application, and diet management education through nutritional counseling.
No_intervention: Control group
One session of flexibility exercise education, diet management education through nutritional counseling
Sponsors
Leads: Asan Medical Center

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