Skin Sensitivity Acupuncture and Kinesiotherapy on Breast Cancer Patients Subject to Chemotherapy With Taxans

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

79

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 20, 2017

Primary Completion Date

October 25, 2022

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2023

Conditions
Chemotherapy Effect
Interventions
OTHER

Stiper

"Stiper silicon tablets, for acupunture's stimulation of meridian points, the Stiper's chemical composition is nothing more than SiO 2 - (silicon dioxide) the shape of the quartz stone (silicon rich).They will perform the treatment with the Stiper silicon inserts, which will be applied and fixed by plasters at the acupuncture points, duration of 05 minutes."

OTHER

Acupuncture

Treatment with a systemic needle to stimulate meridian acupuncture points, treatment begins with asepsis with 70% alcohol-soaked cotton in the region of the acupoints and then sterile and disposable needles (0.25 mm x 30 mm) will be inserted in both limbs, will be placed in the following regions: shoulders, thorax, legs and feet with the puncture order from bottom to top,duration of 30 minutes.

OTHER

Exercise

Will perform pre-defined kinesiotherapy based on the stretching of cervical musculature and scapular waist, lumbar spine and lower limbs with exercises for WM and upper limb (MS) and lower limb (MI) strength with a duration of 30 minutes.

OTHER

Follow Up

Use of the therapeutic massager, in hands and feet, to stimulate region's sensitivity, women who were submitted to the chemotherapy treatment with Taxane and continued with changes in sensitivity. Once in each dermatome, adding time of 5 minutes of application on average.

OTHER

Observation

The waiting room (observation) group did not receive any intervention. Conduct evaluations of the research protocol as groups A, B and C.

Trial Locations (1)

04020-060

Brazil Federal University São Paulo, São Paulo

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Federal University of São Paulo

OTHER

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