Breathing training may help breast cancer survivors get moving

NCT ID NCT05193149

Ongoing Symptom relief Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This study tests whether training the muscles you use to breathe can improve how long obese breast cancer survivors can exercise. Researchers will compare breathing exercises plus aerobic exercise to aerobic exercise alone in 78 women who finished treatment. The goal is to see if this helps them feel less tired and move more easily.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: inspiratory muscle training (breathing exercises) and supervised aerobic exercise
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help obese breast cancer survivors feel less tired and exercise more easily.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial (78 people) looking at short-term changes in exercise time. The results may not apply to all survivors, and the training might not improve daily life.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm Obesity obesity disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BREAST CANCER CANCER SURVIVORS OBESITY

Contacts and locations

Locations

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

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