Arterial Stiffness in Individuals With Breast Cancer

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Conditions studied: Aerobic Exercise, Breast Cancer, Arterial Stiffness

In brief

The aim of this study was to evaluate vascular toxicity induced by anthracyclines and other anticancer drugs and to measure arterial stiffness in women with breast cancer and, in addition, to evaluate the acute and chronic arterial stiffness responses of upper extremity aerobic exercise training.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07070778

Run by

Hacettepe University

People needed

18

Starts

2025-07-08

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-29

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 69. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• To be between the ages of 40-69,
• Baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >50%,
• Absence of coronary artery disease and haemodynamically significant valvular heart disease,
• Absence of carotid atherosclerotic plaques,
• Volunteering to participate in the research,
• At least 15 months after breast cancer surgery,
• No problems in reading and/or understanding the scales and being able to co-operate with the tests.
• Physically inactive (60 minutes of structured exercise per week <).

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of active infection,
• Presence of bilateral breast cancer,
• History of surgical, neurological or orthopaedic problems that may affect upper extremity functionality other than breast cancer surgery,
• Having a neurological disease or other clinical diagnosis that may affect cognitive status,
• Left ventricular dysfunction and severe liver and kidney dysfunction before starting chemotherapy
• Musculoskeletal and neurological disease that may affect exercise performance, symptomatic heart disease, previous lung surgery and malignant disease.
• Presence of unstable hypertension or diabetes mellitus.

Where it is running

• Hacettepe University — Ankara, State, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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