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Breast CancerNCT01236417

Exercise Intervention in Breast Cancer Patients With Treatment-Induced Arthralgia

A study testing Exercising block in people with Breast Cancer and Arthralgia, run by Roswell Park Cancer Institute at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This is a pilot study of a specifically designed exercise intervention developed for breast cancer patients with aromatase-inhibitor related joint pain. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer, Arthralgia
What is being tested?
Exercising block
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
27 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2010to Mar 2012
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Post menopausal women with a history of estrogen positive breast cancer who are receiving aromatase inhibitors for at least one month.
  • Patients must complain of mild to moderate arthralgia.
  • Ability to understand and sign informed consent.
  • Patients meet criteria for low to moderate risk for moderate exercise based oon the ACSM guidelines.

Who cannot join

  • Inability to comply with study requirements.
  • Metastatic breast cancer.
  • Patients with orthopedic or neuromuscular disorders that preclude participation in exercise.
  • Rheumatoid arthritis.
  • History of MI, angina or congestive heart failure.
  • Pregnant or lactating females.
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  • Patients that are high risk for moderate exercise based on ACSM risk classification.
  • Patients who exceed minimal physical activity recommendations from the US Surgeon General's Report: Accumulation of 30 minutes or more of moderate physical activity on most days of the week.
  • Morbidly obese with BMI ≥ 40

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    Buffalo, New York, 14263

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About this study

This is a pilot study of a specifically designed exercise intervention developed for breast cancer patients with aromatase-inhibitor related joint pain.

Being tested
Exercising block
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms, Arthralgia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Exercising blockBehavioural

    Exercising for 8 weeks using an elastic band

Study groups in NCT01236417
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ExerciseExperimentalSubjects will be participating in a home-based flexibility and exercise program
Receives: Behavioral: Exercising block

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Effects of exercise

    To assess the effect of an exercise intervention in breast cancer patients with arthralgia secondary to adjuvant treatment with aromatase inhibitors.

    Measured: Length of study

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Feasibility of Multi-institutional study

    To perform a pilot to access the feasibility of a multi-institutional approach

    Measured: Length of the study

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Nov 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2010
  3. Primary completionMar 2012

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
27 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01236417
Sponsor's protocol ID
I 169310
Status last verified
Apr 2012
First submitted
5 Nov 2010
Last updated
13 Apr 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Exercising block in people with Breast Cancer and Arthralgia, run by Roswell Park Cancer Institute at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Apr 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Effects of exercise (time frame: Length of study). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Apr 2012.

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