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Balneothérapie pour les patientes atteintes d'un cancer du sein subissant une thérapie endocrinienne

4 novembre 2026 mis à jour par: Parc de Salut Mar

Effets de la balnéothérapie chez les patientes atteintes d'un cancer du sein subissant une thérapie endocrinienne

Endocrine therapy is the mainstay of adjuvant therapy in premenopausal women with hormone receptive-positive (HR+) breast cancer as it has been demonstrated that it reduces long-term recurrences and increases survivial. However, this therapy, which suppresses estrogen production and estrogen-induced effects, is associated with the development of joint pain which can significantly reduce quality of life and lead to treatment discontinuation.

The main question the study aims o answer is:

Can balneotherapy (BT) alleviate muscle-skeletal pain (primary objective) derived from endocrine therapy and improve quality of life (secondary objective) in young women with HR+ breast cancer?

Aperçu de l'étude

Statut

Complété

Les conditions

Intervention / Traitement

Description détaillée

PATIENTS AND METHODS

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Premenopausal women diagnosed with early-stage hormonal receptor (HR+) breast cancer (stages I-III) undergoing ovarian suppression and aromatase inhibitor therapy (i.e., endocrine therapy) for at least three months.
  • Reported musculoskeletal pain (VAS score ≥2) associated with the initiation of the endocrine therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Chronic musculo-skeletal conditions predating the initiation of endocrine therapy.
  • Anxiety-depression syndrome predating the initiation of endocrine therapy that is pharmacologically treated.
  • Fear of water
  • Fecal and urinary incontinence
  • Severe venous insufficiency
  • Epilepsy
  • Physical disabilities that may hinder the performance of BT/aquatic exercises

Participants will be recruited in Hospital del Mar's Oncology department and in the hospital's Mineral Metabolism Clinic (Internal Medicine Department).

In addition, Caldes de Montbui's City Council will also advertise the project for patient recruitment on its public website.

Patient selection and recruitment will be performed by the study's investigators at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute.

STUDY DESIGN Prospective randomized controlled study.

STUDY FLOW Eligible particpants will undergo an initial visit (baseline) in which clinical data will be reviewed and registered. Forty-eight participants will be randomly assigned to the BT group and 48 to the control group through a lottery method. At this time point, participants will be asked to answer/complete the following scales/questionnaires: visual analog scale for pain (VAS), the SF-36 quality of life test, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). These tools measure pain severity (primary objective), quality of life, levels of anxiety and depression, and sleep quality, respectively. All results will be recorded in an anonymized database managed by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute.

Treatment Program: Participants allocated to BT group will undergo 12 sessions over four weeks (3 weekly sessions) involving thermal water exercises at 32°C (10 min inhalation, 10 min warm-up, 20 min specific exercises, 10 min relaxation), thermal showers (7 min jet or circular showers), and 30 minutes rest. Participants in the control group will be asked to not initiate new physical therapies and to continue with their usual care.

At the end of the BT program (or 4 weeks after baseline for the participants allocated to the control group), participants will be asked to answer/complete the same questionnaires/scales they did at baseline (second timepoint).

All participants will be asked to answer again the same questionnaries 6 months after BT completion or 7 months after baseline in the case of the participants of the control group (third timepoint).

Study outcomes will be obtained by calculating the differences in scores for the study variables (VAS (primary objective), SF-36, PSQI, and HADS (secondary objectives) between the end of BT and baseline, and the third timepoint vs baseline. Outcome analysis will be conducted by a qualified professional who is blinded to the two groups (BT group and control group).

In addition, the following data will be collected at baseline for each patient and included in the database for the study: age (years), Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m2), current medications, and time since the initiation of adjuvant endocrine therapy (months).

These data will be used as study variables and for adjustment in the multivariable analysis. The database and analyses will be managed by the principal investigator.

Data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics for qualitative variables and parametric or non-parametric tests for continuous variables. Changes in pain, quality of life, and emotional scores will be evaluated using linear models, with adjustments for confounders. Statistical significance will be set at α = 0.05.

Adverse events will be registered throughout the duration of the study. If participants allocated to the BT group report significant adverse effects directly associated with BT, they will discontinue the therapy.

Type d'étude

Interventionnel

Inscription (Réel)

84

Phase

  • N'est pas applicable

Contacts et emplacements

Cette section fournit les coordonnées de ceux qui mènent l'étude et des informations sur le lieu où cette étude est menée.

Lieux d'étude

      • Barcelona, Espagne, 08003
        • Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona
      • Barcelona, Espagne, 08003
        • Hospital del Mar

Critères de participation

Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.

Critère d'éligibilité

Âges éligibles pour étudier

18 ans à 55 ans (Adulte)

Accepte les volontaires sains

Non

Sexes éligibles pour l'étude

Femelle

La description

Inclusion Criteria:

Premenopausal women diagnosed with early-stage hormonal receptor (HR+) breast cancer (stages I-III) undergoing ovarian suppression and aromatase inhibitor therapy (i.e., endocrine therapy) for at least three months.

- Reported musculoskeletal pain (VAS score ≥2) associated with the initiation of the endocrine therapy.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Chronic musculoskeletal conditions predating the initiation of endocrine therapy and/or unrelated to effects derived from the endocrine therapy (i.e. fibromyalgia)
  • Anxiety-depression syndrome predating the initiation of endocrine therapy that is treated with drugs.
  • Fear of water
  • Fecal and/or urinary incontinence
  • Severe venous insufficiency
  • Epilepsy and physical disabilities that may hinder the performance of Balneotherapy (BT)/aquatic exercises.

Plan d'étude

Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.

Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?

Détails de conception

  • Objectif principal: Traitement
  • Répartition: Randomisé
  • Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
  • Masquage: Seul

Armes et Interventions

Groupe de participants / Bras
Intervention / Traitement
Expérimental: Balneotherapy group

These participants will be premenopausal women with estrogen receptor positive early breast cancer treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy allocated to receive 4 weeks of 3 weekly sessions of balneotherapy.

The intervention consists in 3 weekly sessions of balneotherapy during 4 weeks.

Aucune intervention: Control group

These participants will be premenopausal women with estrogen receptor positive early breast cancer treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy that will not receive balneotherapy but that will be asked to respond to the same scales and questionnaires as the balneotherapy group at the same timepoints.

Que mesure l'étude ?

Principaux critères de jugement

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Changes in musculo-skeletal pain
Délai: 7 months

The primary objective is to determine changes in pain levels through the visual analogic scale (VAS) in the third and second timepoints vs baseline in all participants and to compare these outcomes between participants in the BT and control groups.

7 months

Mesures de résultats secondaires

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Changes in quality of life
Délai: 7 months

To asses changes in quality-of-life scores through the SF-36 questionnaire in the third and second timepoints vs baseline in all participants and to compare these outcomes between participants in the BT and control groups.

7 months
Changes in sleep quality
Délai: 7 months

To asses the changes in sleep quality and sleep disturbances through the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in the third and second timepoints vs baseline in all participants and to compare these outcomes between participants in the BT and control groups.

7 months
Changes in anxiety and depression symptoms
Délai: 7 months

To assess the changes in anxiety and depression symptoms through the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in the third and second timepoints vs baseline in all participants and to compare these outcomes between participants in the BT and control groups.

7 months

Collaborateurs et enquêteurs

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Dates d'enregistrement des études

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Dates principales de l'étude

Début de l'étude (Réel)

4 février 2025

Achèvement primaire (Réel)

1 juillet 2026

Achèvement de l'étude (Réel)

1 juillet 2026

Dates d'inscription aux études

Première soumission

23 janvier 2025

Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

30 janvier 2025

Première publication (Réel)

3 février 2025

Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude

Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)

6 novembre 2026

Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

4 novembre 2026

Dernière vérification

1 juillet 2026

Plus d'information

Termes liés à cette étude

Autres numéros d'identification d'étude

  • 2024/11531/I

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