Study of Aerobic Training for People Receiving Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT05716893

Last Updated: 2025-09-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-30

Study Completion Date

2028-01-30

Brief Summary

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In this study, investigators will compare standard Aerobic Training/AT with adaptive Aerobic Training/AT. Standard AT will be a fixed (unchanging) amount of walking each week, while adaptive AT will adjust the level of exercise depending on participants' response to the exercise. Investigators will see how both study approaches (standard AT and adaptive AT) affect participants' CRF.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Cancer Breast Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Adaptive Aerobic Training/AT Dosing

Participants with newly diagnosed primary breast cancer initiating chemotherapy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Adaptive Aerobic Training/AT Dosing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

o In Phase A (\~32 weeks), AT will consist of supervised walking delivered up to 7 days per week using an adaptive dosing schedule that starts at 90 min/wk and is escalated 30 min/wk every 2 weeks to a maximal dose of 300 mins/wk. In Phase B (\~20 weeks), AT will consist of supervised adaptive AT dosing in patients with a CRF Δ\<3.50 ml O2 .kg-1.min-1 from baseline to \~32 weeks, or unsupervised AT in patients with a CRF Δ\>3.50 ml O2 .kg-1.min-1 from baseline to \~32 weeks. Supervised AT will be monitored using TeleEx.

Standard (fixed) Aerobic Training/AT dosing

Participants with newly diagnosed primary breast cancer initiating chemotherapy.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard (fixed) Aerobic Training/AT dosing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

In Phase A (\~32 weeks), AT will consist of supervised walking delivered up to 7 days per week to achieve a cumulative total duration of: 90 min/wk (standard fixed dosing). In Phase B (\~20 weeks), AT will consist of supervised adaptive AT dosing in patients with a CRF Δ\<3.50 ml O2 .kg-1.min-1 from baseline to \~32 weeks, or unsupervised AT in patients with a CRF Δ\>3.50 ml O2 .kg-1.min-1 from baseline to \~32 weeks. Supervised AT will be monitored using TeleEx.

Interventions

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Adaptive Aerobic Training/AT Dosing

o In Phase A (\~32 weeks), AT will consist of supervised walking delivered up to 7 days per week using an adaptive dosing schedule that starts at 90 min/wk and is escalated 30 min/wk every 2 weeks to a maximal dose of 300 mins/wk. In Phase B (\~20 weeks), AT will consist of supervised adaptive AT dosing in patients with a CRF Δ\<3.50 ml O2 .kg-1.min-1 from baseline to \~32 weeks, or unsupervised AT in patients with a CRF Δ\>3.50 ml O2 .kg-1.min-1 from baseline to \~32 weeks. Supervised AT will be monitored using TeleEx.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard (fixed) Aerobic Training/AT dosing

In Phase A (\~32 weeks), AT will consist of supervised walking delivered up to 7 days per week to achieve a cumulative total duration of: 90 min/wk (standard fixed dosing). In Phase B (\~20 weeks), AT will consist of supervised adaptive AT dosing in patients with a CRF Δ\<3.50 ml O2 .kg-1.min-1 from baseline to \~32 weeks, or unsupervised AT in patients with a CRF Δ\>3.50 ml O2 .kg-1.min-1 from baseline to \~32 weeks. Supervised AT will be monitored using TeleEx.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged ≥18 years
* Female
* Diagnosed with primary breast cancer as defined by one of the following:

* Histological confirmation
* As per standard of care imaging
* Scheduled to receive neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy
* Performing ≤90 minutes of moderate- and/or strenuous-intensity exercise per week, as evaluated by self-report
* Willingness to comply with all study-related procedures
* Able to achieve an acceptable peak baseline CPET, as defined by any of the following criteria:

1. Achieving a plateau in oxygen consumption, concurrent with an increase in power output;
2. A respiratory exchange ratio ≥ 1.10;
3. Attainment of maximal predicted heart rate (HRmax) (i.e., within 10 bpm of age-predicted HRmax \[HRmax = 220-Age\[years\]);
4. Volitional exhaustion, as measured by a rating of perceived exertion (RPE) ≥ 18 on the BORG scale.

Exclusion Criteria

* Enrollment onto any other interventional investigational study, except interventions determined by the PI not to confound study outcomes
* Receiving treatment for any other diagnosis of invasive cancer
* Distant metastatic malignancy of any kind
* Mental impairment leading to inability to cooperate
* Any of the following contraindications to cardiopulmonary exercise testing:

i. Acute myocardial infarction within 3-5 days of any planned study procedures; ii. Unstable angina; iii. Uncontrolled arrhythmia causing symptoms or hemodynamic compromise; iv. Recurrent syncope; v. Active endocarditis; vi. Acute myocarditis or pericarditis; vii. Symptomatic severe aortic stenosis; viii. Uncontrolled heart failure; ix. Acute pulmonary embolus or pulmonary infarction within 3 months of any planned study procedures; x. Thrombosis of lower extremities; xi. Suspected dissecting aneurysm; xii. Uncontrolled asthma; xiii. Pulmonary edema; xiv. Respiratory failure; xv. Acute non-cardiopulmonary disorders that may affect exercise performance or be aggravated by exercise (i.e., infection, renal failure, thyrotoxicosis) xvi. Room air desaturation at rest ≤ 85%
* Any other condition or intercurrent illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, makes the subject a poor candidate for study participation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jessica Scott, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Locations

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)

Middletown, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited protocol activities)

Montvale, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk - Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)

Commack, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)

Harrison, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited protocol activities)

Rockville Centre, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Jessica Scott, PhD

Role: CONTACT

646-888-8093

Anthony Yu, MD

Role: CONTACT

212-639-5154

Facility Contacts

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Jessica Scott, PhD

Role: primary

646-888-8093

Jessica Scott, PhD

Role: primary

646-888-8093

Jessica Scott, PhD

Role: primary

646-888-8093

Jessica Scott, PhD

Role: primary

646-888-8093

Jessica Scott, PhD

Role: primary

646-888-8093

Jessica Scott, PhD

Role: primary

646-888-8093

Jessica Scott, PhD

Role: primary

646-888-8093

Related Links

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http://www.mskcc.org

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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22-364

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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