Baduanjin Exercises on Shoulder Dysfunction Post Thyroidectomy

NCT ID: NCT06954220

Last Updated: 2025-08-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 90 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-04-25
• Study Completion Date: 2025-07-29

Brief Summary

This study will be carried out at the outpatient clinic of the faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university, El Galaa general hosbital after referral from endocrine surgeon. Participants will perform these exercises in a room supervisor physiotherapist.

All participants will sign a written consent form after receiving full information about the purpose of the study, procedure, possible benefits, privacy, and use of data.

Detailed Description

This study will investigate the effects of Baduanjin exercises on shoulder dysfunction post thyroidectomy. To assign patients to different treatment groups, a table of random numbers generated by a computer was used. Patients were allocated randomly into two groups using this method. This study will be carried out at the outpatient clinic of the faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University, El Galaa general hospital and National Cancer Institute in Cairo to be treated in the outpatient clinic after referral from endocrine surgeon. Participants will perform these exercises in a room supervisor physiotherapist.

All participants will sign a written consent form after receiving full information about the purpose of the study, procedure, possible benefits, privacy, and use of data.

Conditions

Thyroiditis, Chronic

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: TRIPLE

Study Groups

Baduanjin exercises

This group included 40 participants post thyroidectomy; they will receive Baduanjin exercises and conservative shoulder care

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Baduanjin exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Baduanjin has 8 movement forms, which are relatively less demanding. Assistive equipment is also not necessary during Baduanjin. These advantages make Baduanjin a suitable form of exercise training for post thyroidectomy patients. The movements involved in Baduanjin require the individual to reach beyond the base of support, change the base of support between bilateral and unilateral stance, and perform movements in a sustained squatting posture. These maneuvers challenge balance and require muscle strength to be executed successfully. In 8 movement forms of Baduanjin all include shoulder joint function exercises, thus making Baduanjin a potentially useful method for improving activity level and arm strength.

control group

This group included 40 participants post thyroidectomy; they will receive conservative shoulder care

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Baduanjin exercises

Baduanjin has 8 movement forms, which are relatively less demanding. Assistive equipment is also not necessary during Baduanjin. These advantages make Baduanjin a suitable form of exercise training for post thyroidectomy patients. The movements involved in Baduanjin require the individual to reach beyond the base of support, change the base of support between bilateral and unilateral stance, and perform movements in a sustained squatting posture. These maneuvers challenge balance and require muscle strength to be executed successfully. In 8 movement forms of Baduanjin all include shoulder joint function exercises, thus making Baduanjin a potentially useful method for improving activity level and arm strength.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• They have the development of the shoulder dysfunction (Range of motion limitation and shoulder pain) (limitation of 20 ≥ ROM in shoulder flexion, abduction, external or internal rotation) after thyroidectomy.
• Patients who were 6 months to 1 year post unilateral neck dissection
• Aged 30- 50 years (at the time of surgery)

Exclusion Criteria

• they had severe cardiac disease, uncontrolled hypertension and upper extremity problems started Before treatment of thyroid cancer surgery.
• Patients with neurological disease, rheumatologically disease, communication problems, recurrent infections, and history of head or neck malignancy, history of > 1 neck dissection, history of bilateral neck dissection,
• open wounds or incision presence in the region and patients proceeding with chemotherapy (CT) or radiotherapy (RT) were barred

• Minimum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

MTI University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Abd El hady El Fahl,ph.d

Assisstant professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

faculty of physical therapy ,Cairo University

Cairo, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

P.T.REC/012/005743

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id