Actively Recruiting
Arterial Stiffness in Individuals With Breast Cancer
Led by Hacettepe University · Updated on 2025-12-29
18
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
73 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The aim of this study was to evaluate vascular toxicity induced by anthracyclines and other anticancer drugs and to measure arterial stiffness in women with breast cancer and, in addition, to evaluate the acute and chronic arterial stiffness responses of upper extremity aerobic exercise training.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Arterial Stiffness in Individuals With Breast Cancer
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Be between the ages of 40 and 69
- Have a baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) greater than 50%
- Have no coronary artery disease or significant heart valve disease
- Have no carotid atherosclerotic plaques
- Be willing to participate in the study
- Be at least 15 months after breast cancer surgery
- Have no difficulty reading or understanding study scales and tests
- Be physically inactive, doing less than 60 minutes of structured exercise per week
You will not qualify if you...
- Have an active infection
- Have bilateral breast cancer
- Have surgical, neurological, or orthopedic problems affecting upper limb function other than breast cancer surgery
- Have neurological diseases or other diagnoses affecting cognitive status
- Have left ventricular dysfunction or severe liver or kidney dysfunction before chemotherapy
- Have musculoskeletal or neurological diseases affecting exercise performance, symptomatic heart disease, previous lung surgery, or malignant disease
- Have unstable hypertension or diabetes mellitus
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Hacettepe University
Ankara, State, Turkey (Türkiye), 06100
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
E
Ebru Calik Kutukcu, PhD
CONTACT
N
Naciye Vardar-Yagli, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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