Actively Recruiting
Virtual Exercise on Elderly Breast Cancer Survivors
Led by Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile · Updated on 2024-05-29
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
91 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common neoplasia. Frequent for women and half of the new cases occur in people over 65 years of age. The treatment of BC generates adverse effects that deteriorate the physical functionality, muscle strength and quality of life of the survivors. This is more noticeable in elderly BC survivors. Physical exercise improves some adverse effects of BC, but few studies have focused on physical functionality, especially in older people. The elderly population reports the lowest adherence and lower level of physical activity. It is relevant to explore innovative and specific proposals for physical exercise for elderly survivors of BC. One solution may be virtual reality game-based exercise, which has been shown in healthy older people to significantly improve physical functionality and adherence compared to traditional physical exercise. The objective of our study is to estimate the feasibility and effect of a virtual reality-based exercise program on the functionality, muscle strength, and quality of life of older BC survivors, compared to a group undergoing traditional physical exercise.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Virtual Exercise on Elderly Breast Cancer Survivors
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Women between 60 and 80 years old.
- Diagnosed with primary breast carcinoma.
- Treated with at least two of the following: surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or biological therapy.
- Completed treatment between 2 and 10 years ago.
- Able to walk at least 4 meters independently or with a cane as assistive device.
You will not qualify if you...
- Stage IV breast cancer.
- Previous cancer treatment for cancers other than breast cancer.
- Cognitive impairment with Mini-Mental State Examination score below 13.
- Medical reasons preventing physical exercise.
- Currently doing physical activity at the level of 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise and strength training twice a week.
- Body mass index less than 18.5 or greater than 40 kg/m2.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Complejo Asistencial Dr. Sótero del Río
Santiago, Puente Alto, Chile
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
K
Karol Ramírez-Parada, PT
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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