Breast Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
survivors, physical fitness
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).
Detailed description
After breast cancer treatment, many women are faced with effects of treatment such as changes in appearance, fatigue, and reduced quality of life as compared to the pre-disease state. An intervention to increase physical activity may be helpful to improve well-being and outcomes for women treated for breast cancer.
Interventions
OTHERExercise regimen
Subjects will receive a personal exercise regimen based on their health history and individual capability.
Sponsors
University of Pittsburgh
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 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).
Exclusion criteria
* 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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Study recruitment ability | Baseline through ~ 6 months of follow-up. | Pilot study |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Physical fitness | Baseline through ~ 6 months of follow-up. | Measured by pedometer. |
| Change in Paffenberger Exercise habits questionnaire | Baseline and ~ 6 months | This questionnaire asks about exercise habits. |
| Change in physical activity self-efficacy questionnaire | Baseline and ~ 6 months | This questionnaire will measure a person's perceived competence to engage in an activity |
| Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Endocrine Symptoms | Baseline and ~ 6 months | This is a quality of life questionnaire |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed