Postural control impairments following neurotoxic chemotherapy in women with cancer: a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to compare changes in postural control in different testing conditions involving sensory disturbances, quality of life and neurotoxicity concerns in women with cancer before and after chemotherapy with taxanes. The second aim was to compare postural control between chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) severity subgroups.

Method

The 33 participants with breast cancer (age 48.15 ± 9.88 years) were tested during the month preceding (baseline) and the month after the end of chemotherapy. Postural control was assessed on a force platform (100 Hz) in different conditions: eyes open/closed, rigid/foam surface, with/without tendon vibration, dual task, and limits of stability. CIPN severity and neurotoxicity concerns were also evaluated. Paired

SUBMITTER: Reinmann A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12124009 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature