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Simple floss band may ease Post-Surgery shoulder pain
NCT ID NCT07024134
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether adding tissue flossing (wrapping a tight band around the shoulder) to standard nerve gliding exercises could help women with axillary web syndrome after breast cancer surgery. 155 women aged 45-65 who had a mastectomy and lymph node removal took part. Researchers measured pain, shoulder movement, and quality of life to see if the flossing technique improved recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- tissue flossing (shoulder flossing application)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a simple, non-drug way to reduce pain and improve shoulder movement after breast cancer surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial without a control group, so results may not be widely applicable. The intervention is also technique-dependent and may not work for 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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155 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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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
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45 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Women between the ages of 45 and 65 years with diagnosis of breast cancer underwent to quadrantectomy and axillary lymphadenectomy. * No change of arm size. * Females only will participate in the study. * All patients have axillary web syndrome * All patients' relatives enrolled to the study will have their informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic disease, infections, past TVP, emboli. * Lymphedema. * Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy. * Pregnant women. * Patients who suffer from mental or psychological problems. * Patients who have psoriasis, liver disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertensive patients and cardiac -robleme * Patients have Genetic disease or deformity * Who has previous injury or fracture in shoulder joint * Rheumatoid arthritis * Osteopenia * Frozen shoulder * metastases of any kind * lymphedema, * a traumatic injury to the targeted upper extremity * a musculoskeletal disorder * taking any anticoagulants * had undergone bilateral breast cancer surgery * experienced locoregional recurrence * had vascular problems in the affected upper extremity
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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faculty of physical therapy ,Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
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