Arm workouts may protect hearts of breast cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07070778
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether a 12-week upper arm aerobic exercise program can reduce arterial stiffness in women who have had breast cancer. Arterial stiffness is a side effect of some cancer treatments and can increase heart risk. The trial will measure changes in blood vessel flexibility in 18 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Upper extremity aerobic exercise training program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple exercise program to improve heart health in breast cancer survivors.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 18 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Exercise may not significantly change arterial stiffness.
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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 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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40 to 69 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: * To be between the ages of 40-69, * Baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \>50%, * Absence of coronary artery disease and haemodynamically significant valvular heart disease, * Absence of carotid atherosclerotic plaques, * Volunteering to participate in the research, * At least 15 months after breast cancer surgery, * No problems in reading and/or understanding the scales and being able to co-operate with the tests. * Physically inactive (60 minutes of structured exercise per week \<). Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of active infection, * Presence of bilateral breast cancer, * History of surgical, neurological or orthopaedic problems that may affect upper extremity functionality other than breast cancer surgery, * Having a neurological disease or other clinical diagnosis that may affect cognitive status, * Left ventricular dysfunction and severe liver and kidney dysfunction before starting chemotherapy * Musculoskeletal and neurological disease that may affect exercise performance, symptomatic heart disease, previous lung surgery and malignant disease. * Presence of unstable hypertension or diabetes mellitus.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hacettepe University
RECRUITINGAnkara, State, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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