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Effect of exercise on cancer therapy related cardiac dysfunction in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Cardiovascular Disease
Hypertension
Type 2 Diabetes
Cancer - Breast
Cardiovascular - Hypertension
Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes
Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases
Registration Number
ACTRN12621001030864
Lead Sponsor
niversity of South Australia
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Group 1:
- Female.
- 18 years of age or greater.
- Diagnosed with breast cancer and scheduled for anthracycline containing chemotherapy.
- No previous or current history of any other cardiovascular disease including myocardial infarction, heart failure, coronary artery disease and arrhythmias.

Group 2:
- Female.
- 30-70 years of age.
- No previous or current history of any other cardiovascular disease including myocardial infarction, heart failure, coronary artery disease and arrhythmias.
- No history of any cancer and no current cancer diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria

1) Previous or current history of cardiovascular disease including myocardial infarction, heart failure, coronary artery disease and arrhythmias. This DOES NOT include type 2 diabetes mellitus or hypertension.
2) A physical disability that prevents safe and adequate exercise testing and training.
3) Not meeting inclusion criteria listed above.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) - images obtained via GE Vivid E95 Ultrasound.[Baseline, 1 month, 2 months (end of intervention - primary time point), 5 months (3 months after intervention completion)];Change in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) - images obtained via GE Vivid E95 Ultrasound.[Baseline, 1 month, 2 months (end of intervention - primary time point), 5 months (3 months after intervention completion).]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Peak Oxygen Consumption (VO2 Peak) assessed via Parvomedics Trueone 2400 Metabolic Measurement System.[Baseline, 1 month, 2 months (end of intervention ), 5 months (3 months after intervention completion).];Quality of life assessed via EORTC QLQ-C30 ‘quality of life of cancer patients’ questionnaire.[Baseline, 1 month, 2 months (end of intervention), 5 months (3 months after intervention completion).];Fatigue assessed via EORTC QLQ-FA12 ‘cancer related fatigue’ questionnaire.[Baseline, 1 month, 2 months (end of intervention), 5 months (3 months after intervention completion).]
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