Effect of Circuit Weight Training on Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients

NCT06936241 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/005445
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study is aimed at studying the effects of Circuit Weight Training (CWT) on functional capacity and quality of life in breast cancer patients.

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Assessment of quality of life

  The 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12) is the abridged practical form of the SF-36. It is a widely used screening device for measuring physical, mental, and social well-being to assess quality of life. it consists of 2 components: Physical Component Summary (PCS-12) and Mental Component Summary (MCS-12). Its score ranges between 0-100. Higher score indicates better health.

  8 weeks

• Assessment of functional capacity

  The 2-minute step test (TMST) will be used to measure exercise capacity for all participants in the study before and after treatment. The test simply requires that participants march in place as fast as possible for 2 minutes while lifting the knees to a height midway between their patella and iliac crest when standing. Performance on the test is defined as the number of right-side steps of the criterion height completed in 2 minutes.

  8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Postural stability test

  8 weeks

• Limits of stability test

  8 weeks

• Single leg stability test

  8 weeks

• Assessment of muscle strength

  8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Circuit weight training and traditional physical therapy program

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants will do Circuit Weight Training in addition to traditional physical therapy program for 8 weeks

Other: Circuit weight training; Other: Traditional physical therapy program

Traditional physical therapy program

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The participants will receive traditional physical therapy program only for 8 weeks

Other: Traditional physical therapy program

Interventions

Circuit weight training OTHER

The Circuit Training protocol will be performed as follows: wall push-up, bridge on floor, single leg bridge, bird dog, windshield wiper, march in place, ball squat, squat with an overhead press, reverse pendulum, jumping rope, and spinal twist, 30-35 minutes, 3 times a week for 8 weeks

Circuit weight training and traditional physical therapy program

Traditional physical therapy program OTHER

The participants will receive traditional physical therapy program in the form of therapeutic exercises to keep daily living activity by restoring the strength of flexors and abductors of the shoulder joint using the shoulder wheel and ladder. It will be performed 3 times per week for eight weeks

Circuit weight training and traditional physical therapy program; Traditional physical therapy program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 35 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Female with age between 35-45.
• Body Mass Index (BMI) \< 25.
• Patients diagnosed with non-metastatic (Stage 0-III) breast cancer.
• All patients who are treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients diagnosed with cancer metastasis.
• Patients diagnosed with diseases of the nervous system (Parkinson's disease, peripheral nerve palsy) skeletal system (inflammatory diseases, scoliosis \>10 Cobb angle), or rheumatic diseases.
• Patients with any current visual impairment that affected their daily living, vestibular disorder, neurological disorder, cognitive disorder, and any further medical condition that would prohibit them from participating safely.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Alhasnaa Sayed Farouk

Giza, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Maher H Ibrahim, Professor

  Cairo University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Heba A. Abdulghafar, Professor

  Cairo University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 12, 2025
• First Posted: April 20, 2025
• Study Start: September 11, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 10, 2025
• Study Completion: March 31, 2025
• Last Updated: July 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Locations

EG (1)