A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Feasibility of a Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Program in Survivors of Breast Cancer
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Stage I Breast Cancer
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Enrollment
- 26
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Quality of life
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: A breast cancer rehabilitation program and exercise therapy may help improve the quality of life of breast cancer survivors.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial studies a breast cancer rehabilitation program in improving quality of life in breast cancer survivors.
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To estimate accrual, retention, adherence, and participation of breast cancer survivors to a breast cancer rehabilitation program. II. To estimate the variability of weight, six-minute walk, quality of life and other psychosocial and physical measures in women participating in the BCRP. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess changes in the anthropometric, psychosocial, and physical outcomes over the six-month period of the BCRP. II. To document the types and the rates of adverse events associated with the BCRP. OUTLINE: Patients attend exercise therapy sessions over 1 hour 3 times a week for 6 months. Exercise therapy sessions are comprised of a 10 minute warm-up of light stretching and aerobic type exercise (walking, cycling), 30 minutes of endurance type exercise (cycle, walking), and 20 minutes of resistance training exercise.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Quality of life
Time Frame: 6 months
Muscular strength
Time Frame: 6 months
Range of motion
Time Frame: 6 months
Ability to recruit breast cancer survivors into a six-month breast cancer rehabilitation program
Time Frame: Approximately 24 months
BMI
Time Frame: 6 months
Proportion of screened women who are eligible for the study and the proportion of eligible women who agree to participate
Time Frame: Approximately 24 months
Proportion of women who complete the study and the average number of weeks of participation
Time Frame: Approximately 24 months