Football Fitness After Breast Cancer (FFABC)

September 30, 2021 updated by: Jacob Uth, University of Copenhagen

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Investigate the Health Promoting Effects of a Football Fitness Intervention for Women After Treatment for Breast Cancer

Late effects of breast cancer treatment are widely reported including deteriorating fitness, fatigue, loss of muscle and bone mass, and increased body fat percentage. Exercise interventions may ameliorate a number of these effects including fatigue, fitness and improve quality of life. However only limited knowledge exists on the potential of novel interventions and settings, such as sports outside the hospital setting, to improve late effects of breast cancer treatment. The 'Football Fitness After Breast Cancer' (FF ABC) study is a randomized trial comparing the effects of a football training intervention with standard treatment approaches on fitness, bone mineralization, body composition, muscle strength, blood pressure, and patient-reported outcomes in women treated for breast cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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69

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Denmark
      • Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100
        • University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women surgically managed for breast cancer, local and regional advanced breast cancer.
  • Completion of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
  • Legally competent persons with ability to read and understand Danish.
  • Signed informed consent.
  • Performance level 0-1 (WHO).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • WHO performance level > 1.
  • Osteoporosis (T-score < -2.5).
  • Known metastatic breast cancer (stage IV).
  • Women in DBCG-group I (age => 60 years, tumor =< 10 mm, invasive ductal carcinoma grade I, invasive lobular carcinoma grade I / II, estrogen receptor positive and HER2 normal).
  • Cardiovascular or pulmonary disorders (e.g., arrhythmias, ischemic heart disease, unregulated high blood pressure, chronic obstructive lung disease).
  • Ongoing anticoagulant therapy (vitamin K antagonists; Marevan, Marcoumar and low molecular weight heparins; Innohep, Clexane, Fragmin) for pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis (DVT) due to increased bleeding risk of falls and clashes with other players during exercise.
  • Current or scheduled chemotherapy and radiation therapy in the intervention period (12 months).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: Football fitness

Participants in the intervention group will practice soccer for 52 weeks two times weekly. A soccer instructor will be in charge of all training sessions. The training will consist of 30 min of warm-up exercises (running, dribbling, passing, shooting, balance and muscle strength exercises), followed by 2 x 15 minutes of 4-7 a-side games.

Training will take place on a natural grass pitch. In adverse weather conditions (i.e., < 5°C or heavy rain) training will be performed indoors. Participants will be told to avoid hard tackles and other actions that carry a risk of injury.
Behavioral: Football fitness

The training will consist of 30 min of warm-up exercises (running, dribbling, passing, shooting, balance and muscle strength exercises), followed by 2 x 15 minutes of 4-7 a-side games.

Training will take place on a natural grass pitch. In adverse weather conditions (i.e., < 5°C or heavy rain) training will be performed indoors
No Intervention: Control group
Participants in the control group will receive verbal advice about the benefits of exercise and physical activity.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mean change in fitness level (maximal oxygen uptake) from baseline to month 6 and month 12.
Time Frame: 6 months and 12 months.
Incremental test to exhaustion on a cycle ergometer.
6 months and 12 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mean change in whole-body fat mass from baseline to month 6 and month 12.
Time Frame: 6 months and 12 months.
Assessed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.
6 months and 12 months.
Mean change in whole-body weight from baseline to month 6 and month 12.
Time Frame: 6 month and 12 month.
Body weight was measured with a digital platform scale.
6 month and 12 month.
Mean change in whole-body muscle mass from baseline to month 6 and month 12.
Time Frame: 6 month and 12 month.
Assessed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.
6 month and 12 month.
Mean change in muscle strength from baseline to month 6 and month 12.
Time Frame: 6 month and 12 month.
Dynamic concentric muscle strength for the knee extensors (1RM).
6 month and 12 month.
Mean change in balance from baseline to month 6 and month 12.
Time Frame: 6 month and 12 month.
Single-leg flamingo balance test.
6 month and 12 month.
Mean change in blood pressure from baseline to month 6 and month 12.
Time Frame: 6 month and 12 month.
Blood pressure will be measured with a digital sphygmomanometer.
6 month and 12 month.
Mean change in markers of bone mineral metabolism from baseline to month 6 and month 12.
Time Frame: 6 month and 12 month.
Procollagen type I C propeptide, osteocalcin and C-terminal telopeptide will be analyzed by a chemiluminescence method using a fully automated immunoassay system (iSYS, Immunodiagnostic Systems Ltd., Boldon, England.
6 month and 12 month.
Mean change in cholesterol from baseline to month 6 and month 12.
Time Frame: 6 month and 12 month.
Blood samples will be analyzed at baseline, 6 and 12 month for total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and glycosylated hemoglobin, respectively, by automated analyzers (Cobas Fara, Roche, Neuilly sur Seine, France) using enzymatic kits (Roche Diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany, and Tosoh G7, Tosoh Europe, Tessenderlo, Belgium).
6 month and 12 month.
Self-reported physical activity from baseline to month 6 and month 12.
Time Frame: 6 month and 12 month.
Assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).
6 month and 12 month.
Self-reported diagnosis-specific symptoms and side-effects from baseline to month 6 and month 12.
Time Frame: 6 month and 12 month.
Assessed by the supplement EORTC QLQ-BR23.
6 month and 12 month.
Self-reported health-related quality of life outcomes from baseline to month 6 and month 12.
Time Frame: 6 month and 12 month.
Assessed by the 15 subscales of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC QLQ-C30).
6 month and 12 month.
Self-reported functional level in upper extremities from baseline to month 6 and month 12.
Time Frame: 6 month and 12 month.
Assessed by disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH).
6 month and 12 month.
Self-reported health related quality of life from baseline to month 6 and month 12.
Time Frame: 6 month and 12 month.
Assessed by The Medical Outcomes Study Questionnaire Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36)
6 month and 12 month.
Mean change in bone mineral density (BMD) of the spine (L2-L4), Total hip and Femoral Neck.
Time Frame: 6 month and 12 month.
Assessed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.
6 month and 12 month.
Mean change in total body and leg bone mineral content (BMC).
Time Frame: 6 month and 12 month.
Assessed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.
6 month and 12 month.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University of Copenhagen

Collaborators

Collaborators

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University of Southern Denmark

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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March 20, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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November 30, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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January 20, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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September 13, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 13, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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September 15, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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October 1, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 30, 2021

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2021

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  • FFABC

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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