Optitrain: a randomised controlled exercise trial for women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapyShow others and affiliations
2017 (English)In: BMC Cancer, E-ISSN 1471-2407, Vol. 17, article id 100Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Background: Women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy suffer from a range of detrimental disease and treatment related side-effects. Exercise has shown to be able to counter some of these side-effects and improve physical function as well as quality of life. The primary aim of the study is to investigate and compare the effects of two different exercise regimens on the primary outcome cancer-related fatigue and the secondary outcomes muscle strength, function and structure, cardiovascular fitness, systemic inflammation, skeletal muscle gene activity, health related quality of life, pain, disease and treatment-related symptoms in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy. The second aim is to examine if any effects are sustained 1, 2, and 5 years following the completion of the intervention and to monitor return to work, recurrence and survival. The third aim of the study is to examine the effect of attendance and adherence rates on the effects of the exercise programme. Methods: This study is a randomised controlled trial including 240 women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy in Stockholm, Sweden. The participants are randomly allocated to either: group 1: Aerobic training, group 2: Combined resistance and aerobic training, or group 3: usual care (control group). During the 5-year follow-up period, participants in the exercise groups will receive a physical activity prescription. Measurements for endpoints will take place at baseline, after 16 weeks (end of intervention) as well as after 1, 2 and 5 years. Discussion: This randomised controlled trial will generate substantial information regarding the effects of different types of exercise on the health of patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. We expect that dissemination of the knowledge gained from this study will contribute to developing effective long term strategies to improve the physical and psychosocial health of breast cancer survivors.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
BioMed Central, 2017. Vol. 17, article id 100
Keywords [en]
Patients with breast cancer, Exercise intervention, Chemotherapy, Fatigue, Inflammation, Skeletal muscle
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences Cancer and Oncology
Research subject
Age and Ageing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-13437DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3079-xISI: 000393841600001PubMedID: 28166765Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85011659401OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-13437DiVA, id: diva2:1082509
2017-03-162017-03-162024-07-04Bibliographically approved