Feasibility Study of the Addition of a Personal Trainer to the Post-Treatment Regimen of Breast Cancer Survivors

NCT02770781 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 15-064
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 68
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose is to examine the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the role of a personal trainer for non-metastatic breast cancer survivors to improve physical activity and well-being (in terms of quality of life).

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Keywords

survivors; physical fitness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Study recruitment ability

  Pilot study

  Baseline through ~ 6 months of follow-up.

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Physical fitness

  Baseline through ~ 6 months of follow-up.

• Change in Paffenberger Exercise habits questionnaire

  Baseline and ~ 6 months

• Change in physical activity self-efficacy questionnaire

  Baseline and ~ 6 months

• Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Endocrine Symptoms

  Baseline and ~ 6 months

Study Arms (1)

Personal Trainer

EXPERIMENTAL

All subjects will meet a set amount of times with a personal trainer over the course of the study to participate in an exercise regimen.

Other: Exercise regimen

Interventions

Exercise regimen OTHER

Subjects will receive a personal exercise regimen based on their health history and individual capability.

Personal Trainer

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Female
• Post active breast cancer therapy (e.g. surgery and/or chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy), but may still be undergoing maintenance cancer therapy.
• Free of macro-metastatic disease
• Sedentary pre-cancer diagnosis: Those individuals not participating in a regular exercise program or not meeting the minimal physical activity recommendations from the General Surgeon which is accumulating 30 minutes or more of moderate physical activity on most days of the week
• Ability to provide informed consent
• Ability to provide a written physician's clearance
• Patients must be new to the Survivorship Clinic (within first 12 months).

You may not qualify if:

• Medical conditions that would preclude participation in a weight-training program.
• Those who plan on relocating outside the Greater Pittsburgh Area in the next 3 months of intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Pittsburgh: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Qiao Y, van Londen GJ, Brufsky JW, Poppenberg JT, Cohen RW, Boudreau RM, Glynn NW. Perceived physical fatigability improves after an exercise intervention among breast cancer survivors: a randomized clinical trial. Breast Cancer. 2022 Jan;29(1):30-37. doi: 10.1007/s12282-021-01278-1. Epub 2021 Jul 30.

  PMID: 34328623 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Study Officials

• G van Londen, MD, MS

  University of Pittsburgh

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 3, 2015
• First Posted: May 12, 2016
• Study Start: October 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2018
• Study Completion: July 11, 2018
• Last Updated: April 9, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-04

Locations

US (1)