Improving Cognition After Cancer (ICAN)

University of California San Diego

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Breast Cancer Survivors

Cognitive Dysfunction

Treatments

Behavioral: Exercise

Behavioral: Control

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04049695

182113

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will test whether a physical activity intervention can improve cognition in breast cancer survivors and help the development of physical activity guidelines for cognition in breast cancer survivors.

Full description

Many breast cancer survivors experience problems with mental abilities such as memory, attention, and concentration (known as cognition). Increasing physical activity has been shown to improve cognition in adults; however, little is known about whether this is helpful for cancer survivors as well. This study will test whether a physical activity intervention can improve cognition in breast cancer survivors and help the development of physical activity guidelines for cognition in breast cancer survivors.

Enrollment

253 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

40+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

breast cancer survivors who have completed active treatment at least 6 months prior to enrollment and are within 5 years of diagnosis of stage 1, 2, or 3 breast cancer
self-report difficulties with cognition since their cancer diagnosis
self-report low levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity
have a Fitbit compatible device with internet
breast cancer was treated with chemotherapy and/or hormonal therapy

Exclusion criteria

medical condition that could make it potentially unsafe to be in an unsupervised physical activity intervention
currently taking tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor that will be stopped in the next 6 months
unable to commit to a 12-month study