EXERT-BC Cardio: Cardio or Conditioning Training With Breast Cancer

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Conditions studied: Cancer, Breast Cancer

In brief

In this study, the investigators hypothesize that observed intense resistance training with conditioning elicits similar changes in body composition, muscle mass, and blood pressure as that with cardiovascular training (or cardio) for women treated with breast cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07739563

Run by

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

People needed

40

Starts

2026-07-01

Expected to finish

2027-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-31

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 prescribed exercise as a SOC
• Women with a biopsy proven diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) 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. Immunotherapy or targeted agent usage is allowed.
• Women with > 3 months of resistance training experience under expert guidance by a CSCS
• Must be able to read and understand English and consent for themselves.

You may not qualify if…

• Any current treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy for breast cancer
• Inability to safely engage in group sessions of resistance training as deemed by study PI
• Severe arthritic, joint, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal condition deemed by PI to be unsafe to engage in resistance training
• Beta blocker or GLP-1 inhibitor medications
• Pregnant women
• Males

Where it is running

• AHN Allegheny General Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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