Electromyography of the Pectoral Muscle in Mastalgia Patients

Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital31 enrolled

Overview

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.

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Mastalgia

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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.

Locations (1)

Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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.

Time frame: 5 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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