EXERT-BCN: an Exercise and Nutrition Regimen to Designed to Improve Body Composition After Treatment for Breast Cancer

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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

This protocol seeks to analyze patient outcomes of the standard of care, monitored group exercise regimen of high-load resistance training and functional exercises with compound movements in conjunction with a nutrition regimen focused on food quality under close supervision on women who have been treated for breast cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05978960

Run by

Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)

People needed

44

Starts

2023-05-20

Expected to finish

2024-09-19

Last updated by the study team

2024-09-23

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 89. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 20-89 years
• Women with a biopsy proven diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ or invasive carcinoma of the breast.
• Women must have undergone treatment for breast cancer, including one or more of the following: surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or hormonal therapy. Women undergoing active chemotherapy are not allowed on study. Treatment with targeted agents and immunotherapy is allowed.

You may not qualify if…

• Any current treatment with chemotherapy for breast cancer
• Inability to get and down off the ground or squat body weight
• Inability to safely engage in group sessions
• Severe arthritic, joint, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal condition deemed by PI to be unsafe to engage in resistance training

Where it is running

• AHN CI Exercise Oncology and Resiliency — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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