[Abstract] Surveying patients’ views on trial information provision and decision making using the ‘Accept/Decline’ clinical trials questionnaire (2024)

BMJ open

Randomised controlled trial of exercise to prevent shoulder problems in women undergoing breast cancer treatment: study protocol for the prevention of shoulder problems trial (UK PROSPER)

2018 •

Sarah Lamb

Musculoskeletal shoulder problems are common after breast cancer treatment. Early postoperative exercises targeting the upper limb may improve shoulder function. This protocol describes a National Institute for Health Research-funded randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of an early supervised structured exercise programme compared with usual care, for women at high risk of developing shoulder problems after breast cancer surgery. This pragmatic two-armed, multicentre RCT is underway within secondary care in the UK. PRevention Of Shoulder ProblEms tRial (PROSPER) aims to recruit 350 women from approximately 15 UK centres with follow-up at 6 weeks, 6 and 12 months after randomisation. Recruitment processes and intervention development were optimised through qualitative research during a 6-month internal pilot phase. Participants are randomised to the PROSPER intervention or best practice usual care only. The PROSPER intervention is delivere...

BMC health services research

Development of an exercise intervention for the prevention of musculoskeletal shoulder problems after breast cancer treatment: the prevention of shoulder problems trial (UK PROSPER)

2018 •

meredith newman

Musculoskeletal shoulder problems are common after breast cancer treatment. There is some evidence to suggest that early postoperative exercise is safe and may improve shoulder function. We describe the development and delivery of a complex intervention for evaluation within a randomised controlled trial (RCT), designed to target prevention of musculoskeletal shoulder problems after breast cancer surgery (The Prevention of Shoulder Problems Trial; PROSPER). A pragmatic, multicentre RCT to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of best practice usual care versus a physiotherapy-led exercise and behavioural support intervention in women at high risk of shoulder problems after breast cancer treatment. PROSPER will recruit 350 women from approximately 15 UK centres, with follow-up at 6 and 12 months. The primary outcome is shoulder function at 12 months; secondary outcomes include postoperative pain, health related quality of life, adverse events and healthcare resource use. A mult...

Oncology Nursing Forum

Patient perceptions of arm care and exercise advice after breast cancer surgery

2010 •

Gerard Sullivan

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Understanding breast cancer patients' preference for two types of exercise training during chemotherapy in an unblinded randomized controlled trial

2008 •

Roanne Segal

Author’s response to reviews Title: Mediating effects of shoulder-arm exercise on the postoperative severity of symptoms and quality of life of women with breast cancer Authors

2020 •

Chia-Hui Wang

Title: Mediating effects of shoulder-arm exercise on the postoperative severity of symptoms and quality of life of women with breast cancer Authors: I-Hui Chen (ichen4@tmu.edu.tw) Chia-Hui Wang (wangch@tmu.edu.tw) Shu-Yi Wang (swang@regis.edu) Sue-Yueh Cheng (sycheng@tmu.edu.tw) Tzu-Jou Yu (ee56073@tmu.edu.tw) Shu-Fen Kuo (sfkuo6@tmu.edu.tw) Version: 1 Date: 23 Apr 2020 Author’s response to reviews: Manuscript ID: BMWH-D-20-00136 Title: Mediating effects of shoulder-arm exercise on the postoperative severity of symptoms and quality of life of women with breast cancer April 6, 2020 Dear reviewers and editors, Thank you for your thoughtful and insightful comments about our article. We revised the manuscript to reflect the reviewers’ and your suggestions. The revised manuscript is attached (revisions are in red type), and the revisions are summarized below:

BMC Women's Health

Mediating effects of shoulder-arm exercise on the postoperative severity of symptoms and quality of life of women with breast cancer

2020 •

Shu-Fen Kuo

Background The postoperative severity of symptoms among women with breast cancer affects their quality of life (QoL). Although it is recommended that performing shoulder-arm exercise 30 min/day can alleviate symptoms and improve the QoL, there is little research on the mediating effects of performing shoulder-arm exercise 30 min/day on the postoperative severity of symptoms and QoL among patients with breast cancer. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted 2 ~ 4 months after surgery on women diagnosed with breast cancer but with no distant metastasis and who had undergone breast cancer surgery for the first time. A structured questionnaire was employed which included a severity of symptoms scale, performing shoulder-arm exercise for 30 min/day, a QoL scale, demographic characteristics, and medical status. Results In total, 117 women with breast cancer completed the survey. The severity of symptoms and performing shoulder-arm exercise 30 min/day separately affected the QoL (B = ...

PLOS ONE

Absolute and relative reliability of pain sensitivity and functional outcomes of the affected shoulder among women with pain after breast cancer treatment

2020 •

Mathias Kristiansen

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology

Patient-Reported Shoulder Morbidity and Fatigue among Breast Cancer Survivors: An Insight from a Tertiary Care Cancer Hospital

2020 •

Bhukya Swetha

Context: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Indian women with an annual mortality of around 87,000. Treatment for breast carcinoma may lead to swelling of the ipsilateral arm, shoulder stiffness, arm pain, and cancer-related fatigue. Very few centers in India have reported the arm and shoulder morbidity treated in their hospitals. Aims: The aim was to evaluate the predictive factors of arm and shoulder morbidity and fatigue among breast cancer survivors. Settings and Design: This was a retrospective analysis based on a prospectively maintained database. Materials and Methods: Early and locally advanced cases of breast cancer patients were screened for the study during 2015–2018. Eligible participants were invited to fill up the predetermined questionnaire, and their demographic and treatment-related information was accrued from a file archive. Follow-up period was estimated from the date of tissue diagnosis to last contact/time of interview. Results: Shoulder stiffness was t...

Cancer Causes & Control

Self-reported side effects of breast cancer treatment: a cross-sectional study of incidence, associations, and the influence of exercise

2013 •

Julie Steele

Research Ethics

Views on the right to withdraw from randomised controlled trials assessing quality of life after mastectomy and breast reconstruction (QUEST): findings from the QUEST perspectives study (QPS)

2014 •

Zoe Winters