The Effects of Two Exercise Interventions on Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Cardiotoxic Chemot… (NCT05786014) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
The Effects of Two Exercise Interventions on Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Cardiotoxic Chemotherapies
United States24 participantsStarted 2023-04-01
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if exercise preconditioning can mitigate the off target effects of chemotherapy treatment on measures of cardiovascular function, inflammatory responses, and quality of life.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 18 years or over
* diagnosis of breast cancer (Stage I-III or IV with minimal burden) and prescribed chemotherapy (TC (Docetaxel/Cyclophosphamide), AC (Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide followed by Paclitaxel), TCHP (Docetaxel, Carboplatin, Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab), TCH (Docetaxel/Carboplatin/Trastuzumab) with or without Pembrolizumab)
* Physician clearance for exercise training
* Speak/understand English
Exclusion Criteria:
* previous treatment with cardiotoxic chemotherapy
* medical/orthopedic comorbidities that preclude stationary cycling
* significant cardiac/renal/hepatic/hematological/pulmonary disease precluding exercise training
* unstable angina or myocardial infarction within 4-weeks prior to treatment
* complex ventricular arrhythmias or New York Heart Association class IV symptoms
* symptomatic severe aortic stenosis
* acute pulmonary embolus
* acute myocarditis
* History of untreated high-risk proliferative retinopathy
* History of retinal hemorrhage
* uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \> 180 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure \> 120 mm Hg)
* severe baseline electrolyte abnormalities
* medication non-compliance
* uncontrolled metabolic disease (diabetes with fasting blood sugar \>300 mg/dl, thyrotoxicosis, myxedema)
* symptomatic peripheral vascular disease
* Pregnant women