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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
Published in: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 1/2023

Open Access 01-12-2023 | Breast Cancer | Research

Effectiveness of home-based exercise in breast cancer survivors: a randomized clinical trial

Authors: Vahid Farajivafa, Nasim Khosravi, Nilofar Rezaee, Maryam Koosha, Shahpar Haghighat

Published in: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation | Issue 1/2023

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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.
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Metadata
Title
Effectiveness of home-based exercise in breast cancer survivors: a randomized clinical trial
Authors
Vahid Farajivafa
Nasim Khosravi
Nilofar Rezaee
Maryam Koosha
Shahpar Haghighat
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 2052-1847
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-023-00710-7

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