Strength and Range of Motion in Women Undergoing Surgery for Breast Cancer

Wake Forest University (WFU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Other: physiologic testing

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00489125

CCCWFU-97305

P30CA012197 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

CCCWFU 97305

CCCWFU-BG05-106

Details and patient eligibility

About

RATIONALE: Gathering information about strength and range of motion over time from women undergoing surgery for breast cancer may help doctors learn more about recovery from surgery and on-going care.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is collecting information about strength and range of motion over time from women undergoing surgery for breast cancer.

Full description

OBJECTIVES:

• Collect data regarding diagnosis, type of surgery, receipt of adjuvant therapy, age, height, weight, waist circumference, arm strength, grip strength, shoulder range of motion, and physical activity participation from women undergoing surgery for breast cancer.
• Examine changes in physical activity participation, measures of body composition, shoulder range of motion, grip strength, and arm strength over time in these patients.
• Determine differences in changes in physical activity and indices of fitness according to type of surgery and adjuvant therapy.
• Examine relationships between exercise participation, fitness, and body composition over time.
• Correlate data with an ongoing randomized exercise trial that includes strength and flexibility assessments with no pre-surgery measures.

OUTLINE: This is a prospective, cohort study.

Patients submit data comprising demographic/medical information, anthropometrics (weight, height, waist circumference), grip strength, bicep strength, shoulder range of motion, and physical activity participation prior to surgery, at each surgical follow-up visit, and at 2 years after surgery.

Enrollment: 400 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: Under 120 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of breast cancer

  • Stage I-IV disease

• Planning to undergo surgery at the Comprehensive Cancer Center Breast Clinic at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center