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Exercise to ReGain Stamina and Energy (The EXERGISE Study)
Sponsor: University of Florida
Summary
About 20%-70% of breast cancer survivors experience fatigue after cancer therapy. Because epidemiologic evidence shows that old age is a risk factor for fatigue in adults with cancer history, older breast cancer survivors suffer from even more fatigue than younger survivors. The purpose of this study is to test types of walking exercise interventions and their ability to reduce fatigue in older breast cancer survivors.
Official title: Center-Based and Home-Based Walking Exercise Intervention to Reduce Fatigue in Older Breast Cancer Survivors
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
60 Years - 105 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
24
Start Date
2023-11-29
Completion Date
2026-08
Last Updated
2026-02-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Center-Based Walking Exercise
Each exercise session will begin with a short warm-up followed by 30 min of walking. Participants will initially be instructed to walk at a moderate intensity, equivalent to a 5-6 on Borg category-ratio (CR) scale. Participants will be encouraged to, if possible, incorporate brief periods of vigorous walking (7-8 on CR10 scale) with a goal of achieving at least 10 min of vigorous walking per session.
Home-Based Walking Exercise
Participants will be asked to walk for exercise in their community five days/week. Participants will be instructed to begin with 10-15 minutes of walking exercise/session in the first month of the intervention and to increase exercise duration by five minutes/session each week, facilitating reasonable but steady progress toward the goal of 30 minutes per session.
Locations (1)
Institute on Aging; University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States