Table 1.
Data category | Information |
Primary registry and trial identifying number | ISRCTN35358984 |
Date of registration in primary registry | Project number 13/84/10 |
Secondary identifying numbers | Health Technology Assessment (HTA) |
Source of monetary or material support | National Institute for Health Research, HTA |
Joint sponsor | University of Warwick/University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust |
Contact for public queries | prosper@warwick.ac.uk |
Contact for scientific queries | Professor Julie Bruce, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick |
Public title | Exercise to prevent shoulder problems in patients undergoing breast cancer treatment |
Scientific title | The PRevention Of Shoulder ProblEms tRial: a randomised controlled clinical trial comparing physiotherapy-led exercise vs usual care in women at high risk of shoulder problems after breast cancer surgery |
Countries of recruitment | UK |
Health condition or problem studied | Breast cancer |
Interventions | Advice only: breast cancer care leaflets Comparator: physiotherapy-led structured exercise programme incorporating behavioural strategies |
Key inclusion and exclusion criteria | Age: 18 years or over, no upper age restriction Sex: female Inclusion: confirmed invasive/non-invasive primary breast cancer schedule for surgical excision, at high risk of shoulder problems as defined by criteria given in table 2 Exclusion: males, and women with exclusion criteria as described in table 2. |
Study type | Interventional Allocation: randomised; individual assignment Primary purpose: prevention Phase III |
Date of first enrolment | January 2016 |
Target sample size | 350 |
Recruitment status | Recruiting to July 2017 |
Primary outcome | Arm, shoulder and hand function as measured using the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire at 12 months |
Key secondary outcomes | DASH subscales, pain (acute, chronic, neuropathic), health-related quality of life, surgical site infection, lymphoedema and other complications, healthcare resource use. Exercise/activity data to inform adherence to interventions |