Exercise Intervention in Breast Cancer Patients With Treatment-Induced Arthralgia

April 12, 2012 updated by: Roswell Park Cancer Institute
This is a pilot study of a specifically designed exercise intervention developed for breast cancer patients with aromatase-inhibitor related joint pain.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

27

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
        • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Post menopausal women with a history of estrogen positive breast cancer who are receiving aromatase inhibitors for at least one month.
  • Patients must complain of mild to moderate arthralgia.
  • Ability to understand and sign informed consent.
  • Patients meet criteria for low to moderate risk for moderate exercise based oon the ACSM guidelines.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to comply with study requirements.
  • Metastatic breast cancer.
  • Patients with orthopedic or neuromuscular disorders that preclude participation in exercise.
  • Rheumatoid arthritis.
  • History of MI, angina or congestive heart failure.
  • Pregnant or lactating females.
  • Patients that are high risk for moderate exercise based on ACSM risk classification.
  • Patients who exceed minimal physical activity recommendations from the US Surgeon General's Report: Accumulation of 30 minutes or more of moderate physical activity on most days of the week.
  • Morbidly obese with BMI ≥ 40

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Exercise
Subjects will be participating in a home-based flexibility and exercise program
Behavioral: Exercising block
Exercising for 8 weeks using an elastic band

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Effects of exercise
Time Frame: Length of study
To assess the effect of an exercise intervention in breast cancer patients with arthralgia secondary to adjuvant treatment with aromatase inhibitors.
Length of study

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility of Multi-institutional study
Time Frame: Length of the study
To perform a pilot to access the feasibility of a multi-institutional approach
Length of the study

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Tracy O'Connor, MD, Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 5, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 5, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

November 7, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 13, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 12, 2012

Last Verified

April 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • I 169310

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