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CompletedNCT03284567FFABCUpdated Oct 1, 2021

Football Fitness After Breast Cancer

An interventional study of Football fitness in Breast Neoplasm Female, sponsored by University of Copenhagen. Completed at 1 site in Denmark. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-10-01.

Sponsored by University of Copenhagen · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 5 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Mar 2017, registered Sep 2017).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
69
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
Female
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 226 studies in Breast Neoplasms with a site in Denmark — 29 open to participants now, 57 under way, 22 of them phase 3. Breast Neoplasms · Denmark.

Enrollment
140th of 193
69 · median 210
Started
2017
with 12 others
No phase
55 of 226
9 open now
Registered
138th of 226
by date

Among the 226 studies in Breast Neoplasms with a site in Denmark, this one is the 140th largest by enrollment of the 193 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 13 that started in 2017, is one of 55 with no phase, and was the 138th registered.

Breast Neoplasms

14,825 studies on the registry are indexed under Breast Neoplasms; 3,319 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

29 of the 226 studies in Breast Neoplasms with a site in Denmark are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Who these studies take

Of the 2,400 Breast Neoplasms studies recruiting now, 1,572 (66%) set no upper age limit and 591 (25%) stop at 75 or younger; 103 take children under 18; 214 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 75 Years · female · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

Late effects of breast cancer treatment are widely reported including deteriorating fitness, fatigue, loss of muscle and bone mass, and increased body fat percentage. Exercise interventions may ameliorate a number of these effects including fatigue, fitness and improve quality of life. However only limited knowledge exists on the potential of novel interventions and settings, such as sports outside the hospital setting, to improve late effects of breast cancer treatment. The 'Football Fitness After Breast Cancer' (FF ABC) study is a randomized trial comparing the effects of a football training intervention with standard treatment approaches on fitness, bone mineralization, body composition, muscle strength, blood pressure, and patient-reported outcomes in women treated for breast cancer.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Neoplasm Female

Keywords

  • Breast cancer
  • Football
  • Late effects
  • Physical exercise
  • Soccer training
  • Rehabilitation
  • Bone mineralization
  • Body composition
  • Fitness
  • Aerobic capacity
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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Women surgically managed for breast cancer, local and regional advanced breast cancer.
  • Completion of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
  • Legally competent persons with ability to read and understand Danish.
  • Signed .
  • Performance level 0-1 (WHO).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • WHO performance level > 1.
  • Osteoporosis (T-score \< -2.5).
  • Known breast cancer (stage IV).
  • Women in DBCG-group I (age => 60 years, tumor =\< 10 mm, invasive ductal carcinoma grade I, invasive lobular carcinoma grade I / II, estrogen receptor positive and normal).
  • Cardiovascular or pulmonary disorders (e.g., arrhythmias, ischemic heart disease, unregulated high blood pressure, chronic obstructive lung disease).
  • Ongoing anticoagulant therapy (vitamin K antagonists; Marevan, Marcoumar and low molecular weight heparins; Innohep, Clexane, Fragmin) for pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis (DVT) due to increased bleeding risk of falls and clashes with other players during exercise.
  • Current or scheduled chemotherapy and radiation therapy in the intervention period (12 months).
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

Adjuvant and neoadjuvant

Neoadjuvant treatment is given before the main treatment (usually surgery), often to shrink a tumour. Adjuvant treatment is given after it, to lower the chance of the cancer coming back.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Metastases

Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.

HER2

HER2 is a protein, made from the ERBB2 gene, that drives the growth of some cancers. A study may look for a level of the protein, extra copies of the gene, or a particular change in it.

In breast cancer, protein tests are read as HER2-positive, HER2-low or HER2-negative; other cancers use their own rules. Check which test result the study requires.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
69 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Football fitness

    Participants in the intervention group will practice soccer for 52 weeks two times weekly. A soccer instructor will be in charge of all training sessions. The training will consist of 30 min of warm-up exercises (running, dribbling, passing, shooting, balance and muscle strength exercises), followed by 2 x 15 minutes of 4-7 a-side games. Training will take place on a natural grass pitch. In adverse weather conditions (i.e., \< 5°C or heavy rain) training will be performed indoors. Participants will be told to avoid hard tackles and other actions that carry a risk of injury.

    Behavioral: Football fitness

  • No intervention
    Control group

    Participants in the control group will receive verbal advice about the benefits of exercise and physical activity.

Interventions

  • BehavioralFootball fitness

    The training will consist of 30 min of warm-up exercises (running, dribbling, passing, shooting, balance and muscle strength exercises), followed by 2 x 15 minutes of 4-7 a-side games. Training will take place on a natural grass pitch. In adverse weather conditions (i.e., \< 5°C or heavy rain) training will be performed indoors

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean change in fitness level (maximal oxygen uptake) from baseline to month 6 and month 12.

    Incremental test to exhaustion on a cycle ergometer.

    Time frame: 6 months and 12 months.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mean change in whole-body fat mass from baseline to month 6 and month 12.

    Assessed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.

    Time frame: 6 months and 12 months.

  2. Mean change in whole-body weight from baseline to month 6 and month 12.

    Body weight was measured with a digital platform scale.

    Time frame: 6 month and 12 month.

  3. Mean change in whole-body muscle mass from baseline to month 6 and month 12.

    Assessed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.

    Time frame: 6 month and 12 month.

  4. Mean change in muscle strength from baseline to month 6 and month 12.

    Dynamic concentric muscle strength for the knee extensors (1RM).

    Time frame: 6 month and 12 month.

  5. Mean change in balance from baseline to month 6 and month 12.

    Single-leg flamingo balance test.

    Time frame: 6 month and 12 month.

  6. Mean change in blood pressure from baseline to month 6 and month 12.

    Blood pressure will be measured with a digital sphygmomanometer.

    Time frame: 6 month and 12 month.

  7. Mean change in markers of bone mineral metabolism from baseline to month 6 and month 12.

    Procollagen type I C propeptide, osteocalcin and C-terminal telopeptide will be analyzed by a chemiluminescence method using a fully automated immunoassay system (iSYS, Immunodiagnostic Systems Ltd., Boldon, England.

    Time frame: 6 month and 12 month.

  8. Mean change in cholesterol from baseline to month 6 and month 12.

    Blood samples will be analyzed at baseline, 6 and 12 month for total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and glycosylated hemoglobin, respectively, by automated analyzers (Cobas Fara, Roche, Neuilly sur Seine, France) using enzymatic kits (Roche Diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany, and Tosoh G7, Tosoh Europe, Tessenderlo, Belgium).

    Time frame: 6 month and 12 month.

  9. Self-reported physical activity from baseline to month 6 and month 12.

    Assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).

    Time frame: 6 month and 12 month.

  10. Self-reported diagnosis-specific symptoms and side-effects from baseline to month 6 and month 12.

    Assessed by the supplement EORTC QLQ-BR23.

    Time frame: 6 month and 12 month.

  11. Self-reported health-related quality of life outcomes from baseline to month 6 and month 12.

    Assessed by the 15 subscales of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC QLQ-C30).

    Time frame: 6 month and 12 month.

  12. Self-reported functional level in upper extremities from baseline to month 6 and month 12.

    Assessed by disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH).

    Time frame: 6 month and 12 month.

  13. Self-reported health related quality of life from baseline to month 6 and month 12.

    Assessed by The Medical Outcomes Study Questionnaire Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36)

    Time frame: 6 month and 12 month.

  14. Mean change in bone mineral density (BMD) of the spine (L2-L4), Total hip and Femoral Neck.

    Assessed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.

    Time frame: 6 month and 12 month.

  15. Mean change in total body and leg bone mineral content (BMC).

    Assessed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.

    Time frame: 6 month and 12 month.

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Study locations

1 site
  • University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet
    Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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References and documents

Publications

  • Bloomquist K, Krustrup P, Fristrup B, Sorensen V, Helge JW, Helge EW, Soelberg Vadstrup E, Rorth M, Hayes SC, Uth J. Effects of football fitness training on lymphedema and upper-extremity function in women after treatment for breast cancer: a randomized trial. Acta Oncol. 2021 Mar;60(3):392-400. doi: 10.1080/0284186X.2020.1868570. Epub 2021 Jan 11. PubMed 33423594 ↗
  • Uth J, Fristrup B, Sorensen V, Helge EW, Christensen MK, Kjaergaard JB, Moller TK, Mohr M, Helge JW, Jorgensen NR, Rorth M, Vadstrup ES, Krustrup P. Exercise intensity and cardiovascular health outcomes after 12 months of football fitness training in women treated for stage I-III breast cancer: Results from the football fitness After Breast Cancer (ABC) randomized controlled trial. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Nov-Dec;63(6):792-799. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.08.002. Epub 2020 Aug 12. PubMed 32800792 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Mar 2017 to primary completion in Nov 2019, 32 months.

Of 2,661 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Breast Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 33 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 16 and three quarters within 66. This study's 32 months is close to that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 2,771 studies reached it within 33 months; a quarter within 15 and three quarters within 66.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Sep 13, 2017
First posted
Sep 15, 2017
StartActual
Mar 20, 2017
Primary completionActual
Nov 30, 2019
CompletionActual
Jan 20, 2020
Last update
Oct 1, 2021
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 1, 2021, 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
NCT03284567
Responsible party
Jacob Uth (Postdoc, University of Copenhagen) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 15, 2017
Start date
Mar 20, 2017
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2019
Completion
Jan 20, 2020
Last update
Oct 1, 2021

Oversight

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