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Rehabilitation for women with breast cancer undergoing ajduvant chemotherapy.

Phase 4
Conditions
Cancer
Registration Number
PACTR202007730554581
Lead Sponsor
APERE
Brief Summary

Compared to controls, a significant increase in the WS (P < 0.01) and the WD (P < 0.01) accompanied by a significant decrease in resting rHR (P < 0.01), exercising HR6' (P < 0.01), [La]b (P < 0.05), HR6'/WS (P < 0.01) and [La]b/WS ratios (P < 0.01) was reported in the trained group. However, a significant decrease both in WD (P < 0.01) and WS (P < 0.01) has been observed in the controls. No significant difference was observed in resting HR, exercising HR6', [La]b, HR6'/WS, and [La]b/WS ratios were observed in the control group. A significant improvement was observed for RPE in training group (P < 0.05).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
39
Inclusion Criteria

Women aged from 18 to 65 years.
- No known history of chronic respiratory, cardiac or neuromuscular disease.
- Diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer (stage y–IIIA).
- Women who have had a mastectomy and are in the process of adjuvant chemotherapy (postoperative).

Exclusion Criteria

- Hemoglobin concentration < 8 g/dL, platelet count < 20/nL.
- Obesity [body mass index (BMI) > 30].
- Malnutrition (BMI < 20).
- Treatment with high-dose corticoids (prednisone > 50 mg/day or equivalent dose of related agents).
- Chronic infection, neurological or muscular impairment.
- chronic diseases that could be exacerbated by exercise (coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, osteoarthritis), skeletal metastases resulting in bone instability, or progressive disease

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Compared to controls, we mentioned a positive effects of our training protocol on the aerobic fitness and metabolic needs of our trained patients. A significant increases in MViC, ET in an isometric test, and muscle deoxygenating ?HHb. In addition, we observed an improvement in the myoelectric activity of the Vastus lateralis, characterized by the decrease of the RMS and the increase of the MPF during the holding phase of 50% of the MViC, in the trained group after the six weeks combined aerobic training and muscle strengthening. Finally , we observed a significant improvement in the quality of life of the trained group. This improvement is characterized, on the one hand, by an increase in the overall quality of life and scores at the functional scales, and on the other hand by a reduction in the scores of symptom scales in cancer patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Concentration and rating of perceived exertion (RPE), Before and after six weeks of training program.
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