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Mind over shoulder: mental imagery may ease Post-Mastectomy pain

NCT ID NCT07240129

Symptom relief Sponsor: Cairo University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a technique called graded motor imagery to help women with chronic shoulder pain after mastectomy. The approach uses left/right judgment tasks, imagined movements, and mirror therapy to retrain the brain's perception of the shoulder. Fifty-four women participated, and the researchers measured pain and range of motion before and after six weeks of treatment.

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Active substance
graded motor imagery (a sequence of mental and mirror exercises)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to reduce chronic shoulder pain and improve arm movement after mastectomy.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial with only 54 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercises require active participation and may not help all types of shoulder problems.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

54 people

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Started

Jun 2025

Finished

Jan 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

35 to 55 years

Sex

Female participants only

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Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age range of 35 to 55 years. * All patients are post-mastectomized unilaterally. * Female patients only. * Patients have shoulder ROM restriction. * Patients have shoulder pain more than 3 months (chronic). Exclusion Criteria: * Having double mastectomy. * Psychopathological disorders. * Having other orthopedic problems (e.g. tendinitis, dislocation, osteoarthritis, referred pain to shoulder). * Motor problems (e.g. tremor, dyskinesia). * Metastasis. * Visual impairment such that they could not read unaided or with their reading glasses. * Having previously received GMI treatment. * Diabetes mellitus. * Having neurological problems as hemiplegia. * Patients with lymphedema

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Conditions

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breast cancer

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Shoulder dysfunction

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cairo University

    Giza, Egypt

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