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Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in Improving Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Stage 0-III Breast Cancer Survivors

An interventional study of Educational Intervention and Exercise Intervention in Cancer Survivor, Stage 0 Breast Cancer and Stage IA Breast Cancer, sponsored by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 30 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-03-10.

Sponsored by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 9 months after the study started (first participant enrolled May 2015, registered Mar 2016).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
25
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
30 Years to 75 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This clinical trial studies a cardiac rehabilitation program in improving cardiorespiratory fitness in stage 0-III breast cancer survivors. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death of women in both the general population and the breast cancer survivor population. There are many risk factors common to both heart disease and breast cancer development, including physical inactivity. A cardiac rehabilitation program may help improve cardiorespiratory fitness, reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors, and improve quality of life among breast cancer survivors.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Assess the feasibility of conducting a 14-week cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program in women with breast cancer after completion of acute therapy.

II. Preliminarily evaluate the efficacy of CR in improving cardiorespiratory fitness (peak oxygen uptake, maximum volume of oxygen [VO2 max]) at baseline and 14 weeks.

III. Explore changes in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors (blood pressure, cholesterol, fasting glucose, and body mass index) between baseline and 14-week follow-up. Blood pressure and body mass index will also be checked at 8 weeks.

IV. Quantify the difference in quality of life (QoL) between baseline, 8 week, and 14 week follow up, adjusting for baseline QoL values.

OUTLINE:

Patients participate in a CR program consisting of 1-hour CR intervention sessions, based on a personalized exercise prescription, 3 times per week for 14 weeks (a total of 36 sessions). Components of the exercise prescription includes intensity, mode, duration, and frequency. Intensity of exercise is guided by the results of a graded exercise stress test, rating of perceived exertion (RPE), heart rate, and symptoms, such as chest pain/angina or shortness of breath. If exercise is well-tolerated during CR sessions, patients are encouraged to supplement their exercise program at home, increasing their exercise frequency to up to 5 times per week. Patients may attend weekly educational sessions offered by the Phase 2 CR program which covers topics such as stress management, smoking cessation, nutrition, and weight loss.

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Conditions studied

  • Cancer Survivor
  • Stage 0 Breast Cancer
  • Stage IA Breast Cancer
  • Stage IB Breast Cancer
  • Stage IIA Breast Cancer
  • Stage IIB Breast Cancer
  • Stage IIIA Breast Cancer
  • Stage IIIB Breast Cancer
  • Stage IIIC Breast Cancer
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In context

Breast Neoplasms

12,544 studies on the registry are indexed under Breast Neoplasms; 2,892 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 25 is below the median of 72 across 9,302 interventional studies indexed under Breast Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 369 studies on the registry; 81 are open to participants now.

Of its 38 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 19 (50%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
30 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosed with breast cancer stages 0-III within 6 months after completion of all planned surgery, radiation and or chemotherapy treatments
  • Concurrent endocrine therapy permissible
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent
  • Willingness to participate in CR program

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Existing CVD
  • Existing diabetes
  • Contraindications to exercise
  • Metastatic breast cancer
  • Other concurrent malignancies except skin cancer
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, or psychiatric illness/social situation that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Pregnant or nursing women
  • Unable to give informed consent
  • Any contraindication to cardiac stress testing
  • Travel distance greater than 50 miles
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
25 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Supportive care (CR program)

    Patients participate in a CR program consisting of 1-hour CR intervention sessions, based on a personalized exercise prescription, 3 times per week for 14 weeks (a total of 36 sessions). Components of the exercise prescription includes intensity, mode, duration, and frequency. Intensity of exercise is guided by the results of a graded exercise stress test, RPE, heart rate, and symptoms, such as chest pain/angina or shortness of breath. If exercise is well-tolerated during CR sessions, patients are encouraged to supplement their exercise program at home, increasing their exercise frequency to up to 5 times per week. Patients may attend weekly educational sessions offered by the Phase 2 CR program which covers topics such as stress management, smoking cessation, nutrition, and weight loss.

    Other: Educational Intervention · Behavioral: Exercise Intervention · Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment · Other: Questionnaire Administration

Interventions

  • OtherEducational Intervention

    Attend weekly educational sessions

    Also known as: Education for Intervention, Intervention, Educational

  • BehavioralExercise Intervention

    Participate in CR program

  • OtherQuality-of-Life Assessment

    Ancillary studies

    Also known as: Quality of Life Assessment

  • OtherQuestionnaire Administration

    Ancillary studies

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Feasibility of conducting a 14-week CR program

    During the course of the 14-week intervention period, the CR medical director will monitor CR staff adherence to the study protocol. Every 2 weeks, they will review intervention participants' baseline graded exercise test results and subsequent exercise prescriptions to ensure the intervention is targeted at the appropriate level of each participant's VO2 max. Will administer a satisfaction questionnaire to intervention participants. Results from these surveys will be evaluated during the course of the study by the principal investigator and used to improve the study process as appropriate.

    Time frame: 14 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy of CR in improving cardiorespiratory fitness

    Analysis of follow-up VO2 max, in units of mL/kg/min, will be done using an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) approach. If VO2 max values are missing at 14 weeks, will use the Duke Activity Status Index questionnaire responses to approximate VO2 max values.

    Time frame: At 14 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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References and documents

Related links

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 10, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03039140
Lead sponsor
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 1, 2017
Start date
May 14, 2015
Primary completion
Oct 23, 2018
Completion
Dec 31, 2021
Last update
Mar 10, 2022

Study contacts

Maryam Lustberg, MD
principal investigator · Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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