Baduanjin Exercise on Upper Limb Dysfunction Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Baduanjin exercise: Baduanjin exercise is a low-to-moderate-intensity aerobic mind-body exercise that integrates movement (physical postures), meditation (focused attention), and controlled breathing. When practicing it, people stand in a position and perform eight movements, including 1) Two Hands Hold up the Heavens; 2) drawing the bow to shoot the eagle; 3)separate heaven and earth, 4)wise owl gazes backward or looking back, 5)sway the head and shake the tail, 6)two hands hold the keen to strengthen the kidneys and waist, 7) clench the fists and glare fiercely; 8) bouncing on the toes seven times.

Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Baduanjin exercise could be adopted by breast cancer survivors and improve their upper limb dysfunction. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does Baduanjin exercise improve upper limb dysfunction among breast cancer survivors?
* What problems or adverse events do participants have if they adopt Baduanjin exercise to improve upper limb dysfunction?

Participants will:

* Adopt Baduanjin exercise following an evidence-based intervention protocol
* Report their exercise frequency, length, and unexpected symptoms
* Receive three times assessment and follow-up every week

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Upper Limb Dysfunction — At enrollment, at the end of the intervention, and eight weeks after the intervention completion
  The Disability of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) (Chinese version) will assess upper limb dysfunction. The DASH has 30 items, and 5-Likert scale was used to demonstrate the disability of the upper limb (1=not at all, 2= slightly, 3= moderately, 4= quite a bit, 5= extremely), and DASH symptom score = \[(sum of n response)/n-1\] \*25 (n is the number of completed responses)(Hudak et al., 1996). A higher score indicates a greater disability. At least 27 items must be completed for each questionnaire, or it will not be able to calculate a score.

Trial sites (1)

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