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Virtual Exercise on Elderly Breast Cancer Survivors
Sponsor: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Summary
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common neoplasia. Frequent for women and half of the new cases occur in people over 65 years of age. The treatment of BC generates adverse effects that deteriorate the physical functionality, muscle strength and quality of life of the survivors. This is more noticeable in elderly BC survivors. Physical exercise improves some adverse effects of BC, but few studies have focused on physical functionality, especially in older people. The elderly population reports the lowest adherence and lower level of physical activity. It is relevant to explore innovative and specific proposals for physical exercise for elderly survivors of BC. One solution may be virtual reality game-based exercise, which has been shown in healthy older people to significantly improve physical functionality and adherence compared to traditional physical exercise. The objective of our study is to estimate the feasibility and effect of a virtual reality-based exercise program on the functionality, muscle strength, and quality of life of older BC survivors, compared to a group undergoing traditional physical exercise.
Official title: The Effect of Virtual Exercise on Elderly Breast Cancer Survivors on Functionality, Muscular Strength, and Quality of Life Effecto-B):
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
60 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2023-10-01
Completion Date
2025-07-01
Last Updated
2024-05-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Virtual reality training group
Participants will be given virtual reality games on Nintendo Wii Fit® and its peripheral Balance Board system. This equipment offers safe and engaging training protocols. Additionally, it ensures physical exercise in the three planes of movement (sagittal, frontal, and transverse) and with three difficulty levels, thus providing a linear progressive demand.
Standard physical exercise group
Participants will be submitted to a standard physical exercise program based on the ACSM guidelines. Resistance training will involve exercises for arms and legs, using bodyweight self-loading and external weights. Balance exercises will include the three planes of movement.
Locations (1)
Complejo Asistencial Dr. Sótero del Río
Santiago, Puente Alto, Chile