Feasibility Study of an Adapted and Supported Water Polo Program to Reduce Fatigue Related to Cancer and Improve Psychological and Social Recovery in Patients With Breast Cancer Remission (AQUA-POLO)

Institut Paoli-Calmettes

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cancer Related Fatigue; Breast Cancer

Treatments: Other: accompanied and adapted water polo program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04235946

Aqua POLO-IPC 2019-028

2019-A03003-54 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective of the study is to assess the feasibility of a coached physical activity program in the form of an accompanied and adapted water polo program by evaluating the interest aroused in patients for this proposal. treatments (number of participants and sessions performed).

Full description

Prospective, non-randomized, monocentric study, which aims to show that physical activity carried out within a high-level structure and coached by elite trainers contributes to psychological and social recovery and to the reduction of fatigue in patients in remission breast cancer.

Enrollment: 24 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Woman aged 18 to 65, with a good understanding and good practice of the French language.
2. Having been diagnosed with breast cancer: any type of cancer, any type of treatment. Inclusion from 3 weeks to 3 months after the end of treatment (excluding hormone therapy and immunotherapy) Patients who have undergone surgery may be included from 6 weeks post-operative.
3. Signed consent to participate.
4. Affiliation to a social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme.
5. Live within a maximum radius of 40 km around Marseille.
6. Swimming skills (basic level).

Exclusion criteria

1. Being undergoing chemotherapy treatment
2. Unacquired healing
3. Metastatic cancers
4. Proven psychological pathology proven according to diagnostic criteria (DSM-V)
5. Pregnant or lactating woman

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 1 patient group

accompanied and adapted water polo program

Experimental group

Description:

16 and 20 aqua polo sessions (adapted water polo) over a period of 20 weeks, at the rate of one session per week at the Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille (CNM). They will be divided into 3 cycles imitating the preparation of the season of a high-level athlete: a first cycle intended for physical preparation, a second cycle intended for practical learning (technique and tactics) and the third cycle for preparation of a mini tournament. Each session will be organized as follows: 1 hour of training in the water followed by 30 min of "debriefing" as a team or individually with the coach. The announced duration of the session will be 2 hours, transport and changing rooms included.

Treatment:

Other: accompanied and adapted water polo program