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Can physical therapy ease arm pain after breast cancer surgery?

NCT ID NCT04225572

Symptom relief Sponsor: Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether physical therapy can help breast cancer patients who develop axillary web syndrome (a condition causing tight, painful cords under the arm) after surgery. Researchers will compare patients who receive physical therapy to those who don't, measuring improvements in movement, pain, and lymphedema. The study involves 135 participants and is already completed.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
physical therapy (exercise, manual therapy, lymphedema treatment)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a standard physical therapy approach to help breast cancer patients recover better after surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with only 44 participants in the randomized phase, so results may not apply to everyone. Physical therapy is generally low-risk but may not significantly improve outcomes.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

135 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2017

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 * Patients (female or male) with a tissue diagnosis of non-invasive or invasive breast cancer * Planned surgical breast cancer treatment (lumpectomy or mastectomy) with a minimum removal of one axillary lymph node by sentinel node biopsy. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy or bilateral mastectomy is allowed. * Voluntary written consent signed before performance of any study-related procedure not part of normal medical care Exclusion Criteria: * Patients (patients unable to travel easily to the University of Minnesota Medical Center for post-surgery visits). * Synchronous bilateral breast cancer * Presence of a medical complication that would prevent the patient from being able to participate in the study, such as terminal cancer * Previous history of upper extremity deep vein thrombosis * Breast cancer surgery without lymph node removal

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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Breast cancer

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

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