Mindfulness plus exercise boosts fitness in breast cancer survivors
NCT ID NCT02900326
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding a mindfulness-based stress reduction program to an 8-week exercise plan could improve fitness and quality of life in women with breast cancer. 100 women who had finished chemotherapy and were undergoing radiotherapy or hormone therapy took part. The goal was to see if the combined approach helps with both physical abilities and emotional well-being.
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Study facts
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- 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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2015
- Finished
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Mar 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Breast cancer * Having completed the chemotherapy period * Undergoing radiotherapy and/or hormono therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Regular physical activity higher than 4 hours per week. * Any disease cardiac, respiratory, neurological or articular disease, which counteract the muscular training )
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Physiologie et EFR/ EA 3072 mitochondrie, stress oxydant et protection musculaire
Strasbourg, 67091, France
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