Karol Ramírez-Parada, Cesar Sánchez, Irene Cantarero-Villanueva, Álvaro Reyes, Mauricio P Pinto, M Loreto Bravo, Denise Montt-Blanchard, Francisco Acevedo, Benjamín Walbaum, Margarita Alfaro-Barra, Margarita Barra-Navarro, Scarlet Muñoz-Flores, Constanza Pinto, Sabrina Muñiz, Felipe Contreras-Briceño, Tomás Merino, Gina Merino
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Randomized Trial Assessing Prospective Surveillance and Exercise for Preventing Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema in High-Risk Patients.
Objective: to evaluate if combining prospective surveillance model (PSM) with a supervised multimodal exercise program prevents breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) and its impact on the functional capacity and quality of life (QoL) of high-risk breast cancer (BC) patients undergoing treatment.
Setting: outpatient physical therapy service in a public hospital.
Participants: 116 adult women (≥18-year-old) diagnosed with stage I-III BC were enrolled. Inclusion criteria included recent surgery and indication for adjuvant chemotherapy. Exclusion criteria were significant arm volume difference, previous cancer, exercise contraindications, and extreme BMI values.
Interventions: participants were randomized into experimental (n=61) or control groups (n=55) in a 1:1 ratio. The experimental group received PSM with a supervised multimodal exercise program for 12 weeks. The control group received PSM alone.
Main outcome measures: arm volume, grip strength, 6-minute walk test, and QoL were blindly assessed at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months.
Results: the combination of PSM with a supervised multimodal exercise program significantly reduced arm volume and body weight and improved grip strength, functional capacity, and the QoL of patients.
Conclusion: combining PSM and physical exercise reduces arm volume, prevents BCRL, and improves physical performance and QoL in high-risk patients. The combination of PSM and STRONG-B was superior to PSM alone, validating the study's superiority design.
期刊介绍：
The Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation publishes original, peer-reviewed research and clinical reports on important trends and developments in physical medicine and rehabilitation and related fields. This international journal brings researchers and clinicians authoritative information on the therapeutic utilization of physical, behavioral and pharmaceutical agents in providing comprehensive care for individuals with chronic illness and disabilities.
Archives began publication in 1920, publishes monthly, and is the official journal of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Its papers are cited more often than any other rehabilitation journal.
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