Effectiveness of stretching exercises before radiotherapy on reducing position variability in patients with pelvic radiation therapy
10.3760/cma.j.cn115455-20200310-00270
- VernacularTitle:放疗前拉伸练习对降低盆腔放疗患者位置变异性的有效性研究
- Author:
Wenzhang GUO
1
;
Xin LING
;
Jianfang SHI
Author Information
1. 中国科学院大学附属肿瘤医院（浙江省肿瘤医院）放射物理室 中国科学院肿瘤与基础医学研究所，杭州 310022
- From:
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine
2020;43(10):926-930
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the clinical effects of pelvic radiotherapy on improving the patient′s position variability by using stretching exercises before radiotherapy.Methods:The study period was from January 2017 to May 2019. The study subjects were patients with pelvic malignancies who visited Zhejiang Cancer Hospital during this period and needed radiotherapy. A total of 278 patients were divided into study group and control group according to the random number table method, with 139 cases in each group. The study group performed hip joint stretching and rotation exercises before radiotherapy, while the control group had no special intervention. By comparing the changes in the sacral slope angle (SSA) of the patients between the two groups, the position variability during radiotherapy was reflected. The effects of complications, compliance, and degree of benefit were analyzed.Results:The daily compliance of the study group was above 95%. No patients reported adverse events such as dyskinesias and related pain and falls. The SSA change in the study group patients was significantly reduced ( P<0.05). The daily SSA and baseline SCT in the study group were significantly lower ( P<0.05). The average change in the study group was (0.95 ± 0.24)°(0.52°-1.33°), while the average change in the control group was (2.31 ± 1.05)°(1.17°-5.26°),and there was significant difference ( P<0.05). The comparison of the average differences between the treatment days showed that the average change in the study group was (0.96 ± 0.64)°(0.72°-1.28°)and in the control group was (2.09 ± 1.12)°(0.94°-3.28°),and there was significant difference ( P<0.05). Pearson correlation analysis was used to evaluate its correlation to the overall change of each patient. The reliability between the two assessors showed moderately positive correlation ( r=0.52, P=0.18), and there was also a moderately positive correlation in the control group ( r=0.59, P=0.26). The patients in the study group scored (7.12 ± 0.16) scores on the degree of benefit of participating in the study group. Conclusions:The stretching exercise before radiotherapy can effectively reduce the position variability of patients with pelvic radiotherapy, which is beneficial to improve the effect of diagnosis and treatment.
