Water-based Versus Land-based Exercise for Breast Cancer Survivors

Universitat Pompeu Fabra28 enrolled

Overview

Physical activity and exercise have demonstrated to be an integral part of the cancer-continuum care. Despite strong evidence suggesting that both endurance and strength training should be encourage in cancer patients, there is still controversy regarding exercise dosage, frequency, volume and optimal environment of delivery. In this randomised controlled trial we aim to compare water-based versus land-based exercise in breast cancer survivors to decrease cancer-related fatigue (CRF), improve Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), exercise tolerance, muscle strength and physical activity levels.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Interventions

Water-based Exercise GroupOTHER

The intervention consist will of a water-based exercise protocol

Land-based Exercise GroupOTHER

The intervention will consist of a land-based exercise protocol

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 99 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Breast Cancer patients post cancer treatment (at least for 6 months) * Cancer-free at the time of recruitment * Signed informed consent * Living in the metropolitan area of Barcelona Exclusion Criteria: * Fear of water * Receiving cancer therapy at the time of recruitment * Not willing to participate/Refuse to sign informed consent * Physical of cognitive impairments precluding the patient to perform the exercises

Locations (1)

Centre Claror - Fundació Marítim

Barcelona, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes in Cancer-related Fatigue

Cancer-related fatigue as measure with the specific subscale found in the EORTC QLQ C30 questionnaire specifically designed for a cancer population

Time frame: Cancer-related fatigue from baseline throughout the study period (24 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes

Change in Exercise Functional Capacity

6 Minute Walk Test performed accordingly to international guidelines

Time frame: Exercise functional capacity from baseline throughout the study period (24 weeks)

Change in Physical Activity levels

Physical Activity in METS-hour/week and minutes/week assessed with a triaxial accelerometer (Actigraph wgt3x-bt)

Time frame: Physical activity levels from baseline throughout the study period (24 weeks)

Change in Upper Body Strength

Upper body muscle strength measured with a hand-held dynamometer and a handgrip test

Time frame: Upper body strength from baseline throughout the study period (24 weeks)

Change in Lower Body Strength

Lower body muscle strength measured with a hand-held dynamometer (leg extension) and the sit-to-stand test

Time frame: Lower body strength from baseline throughout the study period (24 weeks)

Change in Health-Related Quality of Life

HRQoL measured with the EORTC QLQ C30 questionnaire

Time frame: Health-related quality of life from baseline throughout the study period (24 weeks)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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