72
Participants
Start Date
January 3, 2020
Primary Completion Date
November 30, 2023
Study Completion Date
February 15, 2024
Trigger point injection
1mL injections of 1% lidocaine in the muscles identified active trigger points at the day of intervention (pectoralis major, serratus anterior, levator scapulae, latissimus dorsi, infraspinatus).
Subcutaneous saline injection
0.2mL subcutaneous saline injections superficial to the muscles identified with active trigger points at the day of intervention (pectoralis major, serratus anterior, levator scapulae, latissimus dorsi, infraspinatus).
Comprehensive Rehabilitation program
Patients in both groups will undergo standard of care rehabilitation delivered by a Physiatrist, which may include Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Exercise Physiologist, Rehabilitation Nurse, Psychologist, as per Physiatrist's prescription. Both the comprehensive rehabilitation program and pain medications will continue to be managed by participant's Physiatrist, who will be blinded to patient's allocation. The researchers will be responsible for TPI and for data collection.
Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos
Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo
Hospital de Câncer de Barretos
OTHER
Instituto do Cancer do Estado de São Paulo
OTHER