Exercise after breast reconstruction: a new path to faster recovery?
NCT ID NCT07672392
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a structured 12-week exercise program can improve fitness and recovery in women who have had DIEP flap breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Half of the 78 participants will follow the exercise program, while the other half will receive standard care. The goal is to see if exercise helps women regain strength, endurance, and quality of life after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- structured 12-week exercise programme (aerobic, resistance, flexibility training)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could make a structured exercise program standard care for breast reconstruction patients, helping them recover faster and feel better after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 78 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Exercise after surgery also carries a small risk of injury or strain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 78 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Women aged 18 years and older 2. Candidates who have already been selected to undergo mastectomy and reconstruction by the breast MDT for the following indications: 1. Genetic mutation carriers undergoing risk-reducing mastectomy. 2. Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) requiring mastectomy. 3. Early invasive breast cancer requiring mastectomy. 4. The tumour must not have skin involvement and no evidence of invasive disease within 1cm of skin, nipple or pectoralis major muscle (as proven on MRI). 3. Candidates for breast reconstruction with DIEP. 4. Fluent in English 5. Fit for general anaesthetic Signed informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: 1. Advanced breast cancer with skin involvement. 2. Undergoing bilateral DIEP reconstruction or other forms of breast reconstruction (e.g., TRAM, implant-based, LD flap). 3. Pregnancy 4. Lactation Patients with insufficient English to sign an informed consent (i.e. interpreter required).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGBeaumont, Dublin, D09V2N0, Ireland
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