NCT01106820

Progressive Resistance Training Versus Relaxation for Breast Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy: Biological Mechanisms and Effects on Fatigue and Quality of Life

Progressive Resistance Training vs. Relaxation for Breast Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Intervention Trial to Evaluate the Biological Mechanisms and Effects of Resistance Training on Fatigue and Quality of Life

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 101 (actual)
• Sponsor: German Cancer Research Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this randomized intervention study is to investigate the effects and biological mechanisms of a supervised 12-week progressive resistance training on fatigue and quality of life in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy. To determine the effect of the exercise itself beyond potential psychosocial effects due to attention by trainers or the group support, patients in the control group have a comparable training schedule (i.e. 60 min, twice a week, for 12 weeks) but with relaxation training (Jacobsen method).

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Cancer-related Fatigue

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Supervised progressive resistance training	Supervised progressive resistance training
OTHER	Supervised progressive muscle relaxation training (Jacobsen method)	Supervised progressive muscle relaxation training (Jacobsen method)

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-04-01
• Primary completion: 2013-10-01
• Completion: 2014-10-01
• First posted: 2010-04-20
• Last updated: 2016-12-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany