Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Program in Improving Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors

Stage IV Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title: A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Feasibility of a Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Program in Survivors of Breast Cancer

Status Completed

Clinical Trial 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.

Clinical Trial 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. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Breast Neoplasms
• Stage I Breast Cancer
• Stage II Breast Cancer
• Stage IIIA Breast Cancer
• Stage IIIB Breast Cancer
• Stage IIIC Breast Cancer
• Stage IV Breast Cancer

• NCT number: NCT01113554
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2010
• Completion date: November 2012