A Feasibility Study of the Effects of a Directed Exercise Program of Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy With or Without Radiation

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center1 site in 1 country90 target enrollmentMay 11, 2010

ConditionsBreast Cancer

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Breast Cancer
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Enrollment: 90
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: To evaluate compliance with and demonstrate the feasibility of an at-home, directed exercise program during adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation (if applicable).
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 4 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to study if a patients follows an exercise program specifically designed for them during the time of their treatment after surgery. Their ability to follow the program and its influence on their weight maintenance and early post-operative lymphedema rates will also be studied. Lymphedema is a condition in which excess fluid collects in tissue and causes swelling of the arm(s).

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 11, 2010

End Date

August 23, 2021

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

Female

Investigators

Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients will be eligible if they have any of the following surgical procedures performed by an attending on the Breast Service:
•SLNB alone Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) alone Total Mastectomy TM (+/- reconstruction) with SLNB or ALND Breast conserving therapy (BCT) with SLNB or ALND
•Age \> 18 years
•Planned to undergo adjuvant post-operative chemotherapy with or without radiation at MSKCC and have not yet started chemotherapy

Exclusion Criteria

•Undergoing TM or BCT without SLNB
•Having had prior breast cancer treated with surgery
•Unable to participate in a exercise program related to other medical problems
•More than 8 weeks post surgery.
•Having a concurrent cancer in addition to breast cancer
•Who have had any type of chemotherapy in the past two years

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To evaluate compliance with and demonstrate the feasibility of an at-home, directed exercise program during adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation (if applicable).

Time Frame: 2 years

Secondary Outcomes

To describe how this exercise program affects weight maintenance and percent body fat during adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation.(2 years)
To describe how this exercise program affects early post-operative lymphedema rates, monitoring the strength training specifics -including the number of repetitions and sets of each exercise, frequency, and order of exercises.(2 years)