Comparative Evaluation of Osteopathy Treatment Efficacy in Pain Support After Breast Surgery in Oncology

Centre Leon Berard28 enrolled

Overview

This is an open, prospective, controlled, randomized, comparative study with 2 arms. The purpose of the study is to assess the efficacy of osteopathy after breast surgery. 80 patients will be enrolled, 40 per arm. Patients will be randomized at inclusion and will be followed during one year.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Interventions

OSTEOPATHY + conventional analgesic treatmentsOTHER

5 sessions for osteopathy are planned and will start in the 15 days following the enrollment. The conventional analgesic treatments will be administered in the 15 days following the enrollment.

Conventional analgesic treatmentsOTHER

These treatments will be administered in the 15 days following the enrollment. Dose and frequence will depend on patients.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * woman \>= 18 years * pain (median VAS \>=3 on the week prior to inclusion) * mastectomy or tumorectomy with axillary dissection \<= 12 months * PS \<=2 * able to write, understand and read French * signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * no pain * immediate breast reconstruction * history of cognitive or psychiatric troubles

Locations (1)

Centre Leon Berard

Lyon, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Efficacy of the osteopathy treatment on pain

Pain is assessed by means of visual analogic scale (from 0 to 10 points). A decrease of 2 points after 3 months is expected.

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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