Research line · GIGO FMRP USP
GIGO·CARE
Comprehensive care, physiotherapy, prehabilitation and rehabilitation in gynecologic cancer, from surgical preparation to survivor quality of life.
Taynara Louisi Pilger, PhD
GIGO·CARE line leader · GIGO co-founder
Physiotherapist trained at the University of São Paulo (USP), PhD in Women's Health from FMRP-USP, and postdoctoral researcher at GIGO.
Full bio and contacts on the team page.
GIGO·CARE team
Mariana Basilio Andrade
Direct-entry doctoral student
Letícia Pereira da Silva
Undergraduate research student
Júlia Macario e Souza
Undergraduate research student
Beatriz Rodrigues
Undergraduate research student
What this line studies
GIGO·CARE researches the pathway of women with gynecologic cancer across the entire continuum of care, integrating physiotherapy and multidisciplinary practice:
- Prehabilitation: clinical, physical and functional preparation before cancer surgery.
- Perioperative care: physiotherapy during the hospital period and early recovery.
- Rehabilitation: functional, pelvic and upper-limb (lymphedema) rehabilitation, with supervised exercise.
- Survivorship and quality of life: physical activity, late effects of treatment and return to daily activities.
- Comprehensive and multidisciplinary care: integration of physiotherapy with surgery, oncology, nursing, nutrition and psychology in health services, attentive to the realities of the Brazilian public health system (SUS).
Ongoing agenda
- Pilot randomized study: a hybrid exercise program combined with pelvic rehabilitation for women treated for cervical cancer, in the Brazilian public health system (SUS).
Line-specific projects, results and opportunities will be published on this page after group review.