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Exercise and Radiotherapy, a Good Combination?

NCT01908023 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2017-04-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Every year, almost 3000 Norwegian women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Various symptoms of short-and long-term side effects may be experienced, such as physical deterioration, reduced quality of life and fatigue. At St.Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, all out-patients undergoing post operative radiotherapy are currently offered participation in group exercise training sessions. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate these out-patient group exercise sessions.

Conditions

  • Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

exercise

One hour, twice a week, for 5 weeks: warming-up with aerobic exercises, endurance exercises, strength exercises for large muscle groups, body awareness, range-of- motion exercises for the shoulders and stretching and relaxation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Olavs Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Inger L Aamot, phd · Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-11-30
Completion
2014-01-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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