Can a smartphone app replace paper exercises for breast cancer recovery?
NCT ID NCT06699875
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a digital physiotherapy platform (Trak) helps women recover shoulder movement better than standard paper-based exercises after lymph node removal for breast cancer. Forty women participated in a 4-week home program. Researchers measured shoulder mobility, treatment adherence, and satisfaction to see which approach works best.
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Study facts
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- 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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Female patients equal to or older than 18 years old. * Patient undergoing axillary lymph node removal (axillary lymphadenectomy) as part of breast cancer therapy. * Patients with a tablet, smartphone, or laptop who can use electronic devices (or with family support). * Patient with an e-mail account (or willing to generate a new one). * Signed the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with cognitive restriction * Patient receiving adjuvant chemotherapy (after lymphadenectomy) * Patient with previous shoulder-limiting pathology (cuff tear, chronic pain, shoulder fracture with sequelae of limited mobility) * Patient who has undergone previous surgery on the same shoulder.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Donostia University Hospital (HU Donostia, OSI Donostialdea)
Donostia / San Sebastian, Basque Country, 20018, Spain
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