Water-based Versus Land-based Exercise for Breast Cancer Survivors

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Other: Land-based Exercise Group; Other: Water-based Exercise Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03730818

AQUAFIT-2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

Physical activity and exercise have demonstrated to be an integral part of the cancer-continuum care. Despite strong evidence suggesting that both endurance and strength training should be encourage in cancer patients, there is still controversy regarding exercise dosage, frequency, volume and optimal environment of delivery. In this randomised controlled trial we aim to compare water-based versus land-based exercise in breast cancer survivors to decrease cancer-related fatigue (CRF), improve Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), exercise tolerance, muscle strength and physical activity levels.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Breast Cancer patients post cancer treatment (at least for 6 months)
• Cancer-free at the time of recruitment
• Signed informed consent
• Living in the metropolitan area of Barcelona

Exclusion criteria

• Fear of water
• Receiving cancer therapy at the time of recruitment
• Not willing to participate/Refuse to sign informed consent
• Physical of cognitive impairments precluding the patient to perform the exercises

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Water-based Exercise Group

Experimental group

Description:

The Water-based Exercise Group will compromise participants attending a 2 weekly exercise intervention each session lasting 1 hour for 12 weeks. Each session will consist of: * 10 minutes of warm-up: general mobilisation, walking, active stretching * 40 minutes of global training: 20 minutes of endurance exercise and 20 minutes of resistance exercises targeting large main muscle groups involved in daily life activities (squats, lateral hip abduction, row, etc.) using body weight and elastic bands * 10 minutes of cooling down: stretching, breathing exercises and relaxation Intensity will be monitored with the modified Borg Scale to maintain a 5 - 6 level of exertion during the first 5 weeks and progressively increase to a 6 - 7 level for the following weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Water-based Exercise Group

Land-based Exercise Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The land-based exercise group will attend as well 2 weekly sessions lasting 1 hour each for 12 weeks. Each session will consist of the same structure as the Water-based Exercise Group including: * 10 minutes warm up * 40 minutes of global training (20 minutes of endurance exercise and 20 minutes of resistance training) * 10 minutes cool down. The exercises will be adapted from the water-based exercise group to match the requirements on the water-based exercise group. Intensity will be monitored with the Perceived Rate of Exertion Scale (modified Borg Scale, Borg 1982) to maintain a 5 - 6 level of exertion during the first 5 weeks and progressively increase to a 6 - 7 level for the following weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Land-based Exercise Group