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Strength After Breast Cancer

Strength After Breast Cancer: Clinical Implementation of an Evidence-based Group Exercise Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
Female only
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Time periods mentioned: 5 months
  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires, Interviews

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Participants will complete study questionnaires before and after engaging in the group exercise program and they will participate in interviews following participation in the program."
  • "Study procedures include screening for eligibility, in-clinic visits, questionnaires, and a semi-structured interview."
  • "Participation in this research study is expected to last up to 5 months."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether a group exercise program called Strength After Breast Cancer can work in an outpatient physical therapy clinic and help women move and do daily tasks after breast cancer treatment. It also asks whether the program is practical and what changes could help other clinics offer it. Participants will fill out surveys before and after the program and take part in interviews afterward.

The goal of this study is to explore whether a group exercise program called Strength After Breast Cancer can be delivered in an outpatient physical therapy clinic to improve physical function among women after treatment for breast cancer. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Can the Strength After Breast Cancer program and the associated outcome battery be successfully delivered in an outpatient physical therapy clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital and do participants find the program practical? * What are the barriers to and facilitators of delivering the group exercise program in a clinical setting and what changes need to be made to the program to improve sustainability and to facilitate implementation at other clinical sites? Participants will complete study questionnaires before and after engaging in the group exercise program and they will participate in interviews following participation in the program.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Age 18 or older.
  • Have stage I–III (1–3) breast cancer and have finished main cancer treatment, such as surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation. Hormone treatments and added targeted cancer treatments are allowed.

Who can't join

  • Have an injury or health problem that makes exercise unsafe, based on an exercise safety questionnaire. Examples include an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, chest pain, uncontrolled high blood pressure, or dizziness that caused loss of balance or fainting in the past 12 months.
  • Do not speak English.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * ≥18 years of age * Diagnosed with Stage I-III breast cancer, having completed primary cancer treatment (e.g., surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy); hormonal therapies and adjuvant targeted therapies will be permitted Exclusion Criteria: * Any injury or medical condition that would prohibit being able to safely perform exercise as indicated by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (i.e., atrial fibrillation, chest pain or angina, uncontrolled high blood pressure or hypertension, loss of balance due to dizziness in the past 12 months, or loss of consciousness in the past 12 months). * Non-English speaking

Study sites (1)

MA