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Trial reportJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2020

Low-Intensity Resistance Training and Compression Garment in the Management of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.

Mohammed T A Omar, Rehab F M Gwada, Ghada S M Omar, Rokia M El-Sabagh, Abd-El Aziz E Mersal

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Trial report in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Resistance exercise and breast cancer-related lymphedema-a systematic review update and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohammed T A OmarPhysical Therapy Department for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, 7 Ahmad Al-Zayat St., Bain El-Sarayat, Giza, 12612, Egypt. dr.Taher_m@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0003-2965-4916
Rehab F M GwadaPhysical Therapy Department, National Heart Institute, Giza, Egypt.
Ghada S M OmarPhysical Therapy Department for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, 7 Ahmad Al-Zayat St., Bain El-Sarayat, Giza, 12612, Egypt.
Rokia M El-SabaghPhysical Therapy Department, El-Mattaria Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
Abd-El Aziz E MersalSurgery Department, El-Mattaria Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGNational Heart Institute · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is limited evidence regarding the combined effect of exercise and compression garment on breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). Therefore, we investigate the effect of low-intensity resistance training alone or in combination with a compression garment on lymphedema volume, self-reported lymphedema symptoms, and shoulder mobility and function. A total of 60 women with unilateral BCRL were randomly assigned to low-intensity resistance exercises (Rex group, n = 30) or exercises and compression garment (Rex-Com-group, n = 30). Both groups take part in exercises program consisted of 10-12 repetitions at 50 to 60% of one repetition maximum (IRM), three times weekly, for 8 weeks. The primary outcome was lymphedema volume determined by percentage reduction of excess limb volume (ELV). Secondary outcomes were lymphedema symptoms (pain, heaviness, and tightness) and shoulder mobility and function using the disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH) questionnaire. All measurements were standardized and performed before (week 0, W0), after the intervention (week 8, W8), and at follow-up (week 12, W12). A significant reduction in percentage of ELV (p < 0.01), pain severity (p < 0.05), a sensation of heaviness (p < 0.05) and tightness (p < 0.001), and improvement in shoulder range of motion (p < 0.05) and function on DASH scores (p < 0.05) were observed at W8 and W12 in both groups. However, no between-group differences were observed over time. These findings suggest that low-intensity resistance training, irrespective of garment use, can effectively reduce limb volume and lymphedema symptoms, and increase shoulder mobility and function.

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Exercise TherapyBreast NeoplasmsClothingFemaleHumansLymphedemaMiddle AgedRange of Motion, ArticularResistance TrainingSingle-Blind MethodSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeBreast cancerLow-intensity exercisesLymphedema

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PMID31243692
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