Simple hand technique may ease shoulder pain after breast cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT07181980
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a manual therapy technique called intercostal mulligan mobilization can reduce pain and improve shoulder movement in women who have had a mastectomy. Forty participants, aged 40-60, will receive either this technique plus standard exercises or standard exercises alone. The goal is to see if this gentle approach helps with common post-surgery shoulder issues.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Intercostal mulligan mobilization (a manual therapy technique)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease shoulder pain and improve arm movement after mastectomy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 40 people. The technique may not work better than standard exercises, and results may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients post modified radical mastectomy at least 3 months prior and had a limited ROM in abduction. * Patients post mastectomy with lateral chest wall pain. * Age ranges between 40-60 years. * All patients had informed written consent Exclusion Criteria: * Receiving any previous rehabilitation programs for the upper extremities * The presence of any type of metastases * The presence of lymphedema * Bilateral breast cancer surgery * Locoregional recurrence * Withdrawal of the consent at any time during the study for any reason
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cario U
Cairo, Egypt