Breast cancer survivors: can exercise protect your heart?
NCT ID NCT06837701
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This completed study looked at 70 breast cancer survivors to see how their physical activity levels relate to heart disease risk. Participants wore a special armband for a week to track activity, and researchers measured their heart risk using standard scores. The goal was to gather more evidence on whether staying active can help prevent heart problems in long-term breast cancer survivors.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
Study Population: Patients between the ages of 40-80 years who were diagnosed with breast cancer in Hacettepe University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology and volunteered to participate in the study will be included in the study.
- Ages
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40 to 80 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. To be between the ages of 40-80 years, 2. Volunteering to participate in the research, 3. At least 15 months after breast cancer surgery, 4. 6 months after active breast cancer treatment (ie surgery/chemotherapy) 5. Having no problem in reading and/or understanding the scales and being able to cooperate with the tests. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of active infection, 2. Having a neurological disease or other clinical diagnosis that may affect cognitive status, 3. Having musculoskeletal and neurological disease, symptomatic heart disease, previous lung surgery and malignant disease that may affect exercise performance. 4. Presence of unstable hypertension or diabetes mellitus
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hacettepe University
Ankara, State, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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