Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of a Physical Exercise Program in Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Survivors

Lead Sponsor:

Associacao de Investigacao de Cuidados de Suporte em Oncologia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho

Aveiro University

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Quality of Life

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A 16 weeks 3-weekly supervised and adapted physical exercise program will be applied to breast cancer survivors in surveillance and, in estrogen receptor positive cases, under hormonotherapy. The prog...

Detailed Description

This protocol describes a two-arm prospective non randomized trial that will test the HRQoL effect of a 16 weeks 3-weekly supervised and adapted physical exercise program that combines muscle strength...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histological diagnosis of breast carcinoma
  • Stages 0 to IIIC
  • Having undergo primary treatment with curative intent, defined as surgery that can have been complemented with neoadjuvant, or adjuvant, chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
  • Conclusion of the last of the following treatments at least one month before: surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • At least one consultation in the Medical Oncology Department of the Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho
  • Assistant medical oncologist consent for the physical exercise practice
  • Not meeting the physical activity guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine (moderate activity ≥ 150 minutes/week ou vigorous activity ≥ 75 minutes/week and ≥ 2 resistance training/week).

Exclusion

  • Severe anemia (Hb ≤ 8 g/dL)
  • Symptomatic moderate anemia (Hb \>8 and ≤ 10 g/dL); considered symptoms are: sustained tachycardia, exertion dyspnea, thoracic pain or syncope
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Uncontrolled diabetes
  • Cardiac failure grade \>1 in the New York Heart Association evaluation
  • History of osteoporosis with Tscore \<-2.5 in the lumbar spine and/or femur in the menopause
  • Contraindication given by the assistant surgeon

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04024280

Start Date

July 1 2018

End Date

January 1 2022

Last Update

February 16 2022

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Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho

Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal, 4434-502 Vila Nova de Gaia