Exercise before breast cancer surgery may fight fatigue and muscle loss
NCT ID NCT06309290
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether starting resistance exercise training before breast cancer surgery can help reduce common side effects like fatigue, muscle loss, and reduced strength. The study involves 68 postmenopausal women with breast cancer who are scheduled for chemotherapy before surgery. Participants will follow a supervised exercise program to see if it improves muscle mass and overall well-being.
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 68 people
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- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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: * Postmenopausal women with breast cancer in stages I, II and III with luminal breast tumor, HER2+ or TNBC * Indication for neoadjuvant chemotherapy * Candidates for curative breast surgery * Body mass index: 18.5 \<BMI \<30 kg/m2 * Sedentary (does not perform scheduled or planned physical activity ≥ 2 times a week) * Willingness to participate in the study and follow the proposed prehabilitation scheme. Exclusion Criteria: * Present comorbidities that interact with the metabolism and mobility of the muscles of the body and that do not allow the (safe) performance of strength exercises (e.g., debilitating arthritis, all neurological disorders, paralysis, among others). * Severe or uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, cardiac ejection fraction less than 50% * Previous antineoplastic treatment * Use of nutritional supplements (leucine, glutamine, casein, whey protein, fatty acids and creatine).
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Frontera. Temuco, Chile
RECRUITINGTemuco, Chile
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Fundación Arturo López Pérez
RECRUITINGSantiago, Chile
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