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Effectiveness of Home-Based Exercise in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Clinical Trial Publisher



Farajivafa V1 ; Khosravi N1 ; Rezaee N2 ; Koosha M3 ; Haghighat S4
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  1. 1. Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Social Welfare, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Cancer Quality of Life, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

Source: BMC Sports Science# Medicine and Rehabilitation Published:2023


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 . © 2023, BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature.
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