Relaxation Training by Tele-Rehabilitation in Patients With Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring Relaxation Therapy, Tele-Rehabilitation, Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Karnofsky performance scale ≥90,
- Age between 18-70,
- Taxan class chemotherapy program has been planned,
- Not having regular exercise habits in the last 6 months,
- Patients who gave consent to voluntarily participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Having a communication problem
- Standardized mini mental test score ≤23
- Previous chemotherapy treatments
- Having a neurological, rheumatological or orthopedic problem that prevents working,
- Presence of advanced lymphedema (Stage 3-4),
- Recurrence during treatment,
- Failing to use technology for tele-rehabilitation.
Sites / Locations
- Florence Nightingale Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Exercise Group (EG)
Control Group (CG)
The participants in the EG will perform relaxation exercises in groups of up to 8 people, 3 days a week for 6 weeks via WhatsApp (© 2020 WhatsApp, Inc.) or Zoom (© 2012-2020 Zoom Video Communications, Inc.) applications. Relaxation exercises will be performed with the "Progressive Relaxation Exercises (PRE)" technique defined by Jacobson et al.[11] Tele-rehabilitation sessions will last approximately 40 minutes of each, accompanied by a physiotherapist who has 8 years of experience in the field of oncological rehabilitation.
Participants in this group will have a brochure with simple exercises (relaxation exercises involving the upper and lower extremities) in sitting and lying positions. They will be advised to be as active as possible at home and to take mild walks at home. Any supervised exercise program will not apply to participants in the CG. If the participants apply any regular exercise program within 6 weeks, the participants in this group will be excluded from the study.