Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation Exercise (CORE)

University of Toronto

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05522959

19-5080

Details and patient eligibility

About

Women with breast cancer who are referred to the cardiac rehabilitation program at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute will be invited to enrol in this observational study. Participants will take part in an established 16-week multimodal cardiac rehabilitation program (HEALTh program) at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and outcome measures will be assessed before and after program participation to determine the effectiveness of the program in improving cardio metabolic health. Change in VO₂peak will be assessed using Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET). Traditional cardiac risk factors, lifestyle behaviours, exercise adherence, health-related quality of life, and fatigue will also be assessed.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• History of early-stage breast cancer (I-III)
• Currently receiving or have completed adjuvant therapy (i.e. chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, targeted therapies)
• Able to communicate in English

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Metastatic disease (Stage IV)
• Unable or unwilling to complete cardiopulmonary exercise test