Impact of Activity-Oriented Propioceptive Antiedema Therapy on the Health-Related Quality of Life of Women with Upper-Limb Lymphedema Secondary to Breast Cancer—A Randomized Clinical Trial

Abstract

Alterations derived from lymphedema in the upper-limb secondary to breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) decrease the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but there is limited evidence of the impact of the different interventions on it. The aim of this research was to compare the effect of conventional treatment with another treatment based on Activity-Oriented Antiedema Proprioceptive Therapy (TAPA) on HRQoL in women diagnosed with BCRL.This research was funded by the Call for research and innovation projects in the field of primary care, regional hospitals and high-resolution hospital centres of the Public Health System of Andalusia in 2021 by the Progreso y Salud Foundation, of the Ministry of Health and Families of the Junta de Andalucía, with EXP. No.: AP-0160-2021-C2-F2. He has also been awarded a scholarship by the Professional Association of Occupational Therapists of Extremadura (COPTOEX) (Spain) call 2020 and awarded a financial contribution from the Research Group in Primary Health Care of Aragon (GAIAP-B21-17R group), recognized and financed by the Government of Aragón (Spain) and by Feder Funds “Another way of making Europe”