Evaluate Impact of Exercise Program on Fatigue in Breast Cancer During Chemotherapy

Description

Assess feasibility of home exercise in reducing fatigue in subjects with breast cancer receiving curative intent chemotherapy. Subjects are randomized to control (no exercise) or intervention group (exercise). The PRO-CTCAE tool and FACIT Fatigue Scale are used to collect patient reported outcomes. Subjects submit data via mobile phone, tablet or computer. Assessments are weekly during chemotherapy (10-20 wks), at end of chemotherapy and 1, 3 and 6 months after chemotherapy.

Conditions

Breast Cancer

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Study overview

Assess feasibility of home exercise in reducing fatigue in subjects with breast cancer receiving curative intent chemotherapy. Subjects are randomized to control (no exercise) or intervention group (exercise). The PRO-CTCAE tool and FACIT Fatigue Scale are used to collect patient reported outcomes. Subjects submit data via mobile phone, tablet or computer. Assessments are weekly during chemotherapy (10-20 wks), at end of chemotherapy and 1, 3 and 6 months after chemotherapy.

Pilot Study to Evaluate the Impact of a Home-Based Exercise Program on Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Curative-Intent Chemotherapy

Evaluate Impact of Exercise Program on Fatigue in Breast Cancer During Chemotherapy

Condition
Breast Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Voorhees

Virtua Health, Voorhees, New Jersey, United States, 08043

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Women with curative-intent breast cancer who plan to undergo at least 4 cycles of chemotherapy.
  • * Age \> 18 years
  • * ECOG performance score \< 3
  • * English-speaking
  • * with sufficient vision/hearing or family support
  • * Coronary artery disease, if cleared by cardiologist
  • * Subject must have smart phone, computer or tablet.
  • * Willingness to be randomized
  • * Medical or psychiatric conditions (beyond those related to breast cancer and its treatment) that would impair our ability to test study hypotheses (psychotic disorders, dementia, inability to give informed consent or follow instructions).
  • * Patients with overt evidence of a psychiatric disorder.
  • * Coronary artery disease, not cleared by cardiologist.
  • * Contraindication to exercise.
  • * Chronic fatigue syndrome.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Virtua Health, Inc.,

Priya P Gor, MD, MSCE, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Penn Medicine

Study Record Dates

2026-06-01