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- Title
Effectiveness of home-based exercise in breast cancer survivors: a randomized clinical trial.
- Authors
Farajivafa, Vahid; Khosravi, Nasim; Rezaee, Nilofar; Koosha, Maryam; Haghighat, Shahpar
- Abstract
Background: Breast cancer patients are recommended to engage in regular exercise. In developing countries, where there is a lack of facilities to offer specialized, supervised exercise for this population, regularly exercising might be a challenge. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a home-based intervention in this population. Methods: Breast cancer survivors were randomly assigned to either the home-based exercise program or the usual care group. Exercise intervention included walking, balance, and stretch exercises, along with weekly follow-up telephone calls. Quality of life (QOL) was evaluated using EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23 questionnaires and the predicted VO2 peak was measured using the Ebbeling submaximal treadmill test. Results: Eighty-nine patients were enrolled in the study. Reported minutes of exercise gradually increased from 40.7 min per week in week 1 to 116.9 min per week in week 12. This intervention improved global QOL (P = 0.001), social functioning (P = 0.04), and the predicted VO2 peak (P = 0.01). Conclusion: This home-based exercise regime effectively increased quality of life and physical activity levels. Trial registry: Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials identifier: IRCT20140810018746N1, prospectively registered 08/01/2018, https://en.irct.ir/trial/27959.
- Subjects
CLINICAL trials; CANCER survivors; PHYSICAL activity; BREAST cancer; EXERCISE therapy
- Publication
BMC Sports Science, Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2052-1847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13102-023-00710-7