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The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the outcomes of two standard of care group exercise regimens to increase muscle mass in women who have been treated with breast cancer.
This protocol seeks to analyze patient outcomes of two standard of care, time-efficient, monitored group exercise regimens of high-load resistance training to improve hypertrophy in women who have been treated for ductal carcinoma in situ or invasive carcinoma of the breast.
As part of the standard exercise program, patients will undergo a fitness evaluation at the AHNCI Exercise Oncology and Resiliency Center before the start of the exercise program. This evaluation will be used to customize the patient exercise program. The exercise program consists of small group training sessions held approximately 3 times per week at the center for 12 weeks (3 months). The fitness evaluation and exercise program are standard of care. Participation in this study will last the duration of the exercise program, about 3 months. All group exercise sessions will be closely monitored by the center staff who are Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists (CSCS).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control Arm / ACSM Guidelines | Other | The control group will follow resistance training guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) with the goal of promoting hypertrophy |
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| Experimental Arm / EOC Guidelines | Experimental | The experimental group will use a regimen that is often used by strength and conditioning coaches to maximize hypertrophy, and is part of the standard regimens at the Exercise Oncology Center (EOC) |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Control Arm ACSM Guidelines | Other | The control group will follow resistance training guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine. Eight to ten multi-joint exercises will be performed to stress the major muscle groups. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Determine changes in muscle and fat mass during and after each exercise regimen | The experimental group will follow a 6-12-25 program geared at optimizing hypertrophy and metabolism via high volume and increased time under tension. | The exercise program will last for 8 weeks and continuously monitored by the PI and clinical team. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Determine adherence defined as number of sessions attended of total sessions | The experimental group will follow a 6-12-25 program geared at optimizing hypertrophy and metabolism via high volume and increased time under tension. | The exercise program will last for 8 weeks and continuously monitored by the PI and clinical team. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Age 20-89 years
Exclusion Criteria:
Women of all races/ethnicities
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Clinical Trials Contact | Contact | 4123306151 | clinicaltrials@ahn.org |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Colin Champ, MD, CSCS | Radiation Oncologist | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Allegheny General Hospital | Recruiting | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15212 | United States |
No plan to share data
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The study will include rolling block randomization of two groups of 15 participants in each group. The 6-12-25 arm will be enrolled first, followed by the ACSM arm.
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| Experimental Arm 6-12-25 repetitions per set | Other | The exercise regimens will employ a mixture of compound exercises utilizing both open and closed kinetic chain movements (CKC), focusing on exercises with the goal of increasing skeletal muscle mass and body composition. The regimen will incorporate 6, then 12, then 25 repetitions in sequence per set per muscle group with minimal amounts of rest between. |
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| Determine changes in strength measured via load calculations (repetitions x sets x weight) |
The experimental group will follow a 6-12-25 program geared at optimizing hypertrophy and metabolism via high volume and increased time under tension. |
| The exercise program will last for 8 weeks and continuously monitored by the PI and clinical team. |
| ID | Term |
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| D001943 | Breast Neoplasms |
| D000071960 | Breast Carcinoma In Situ |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D002278 | Carcinoma in Situ |
| D006984 | Hypertrophy |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| ID | Term |
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| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D001941 | Breast Diseases |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D002277 | Carcinoma |
| D009375 | Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial |
| D009370 | Neoplasms by Histologic Type |
| D020763 | Pathological Conditions, Anatomical |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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