Effects of a 12-week supervised resistance training program, combined with home-based physical activity, on physical fitness and quality of life in female breast cancer survivors: the EFICAN randomized controlled trial

Purpose This study assessed the effects of 12-week supervised resistance training combined with home-based physical activity on physical fitness, cancer-related fatigue, depressive symptoms, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and life satisfaction in female breast cancer survivors. Methods A pa...

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Published in:Journal of cancer survivorship 2023-10, Vol.17 (5), p.1371-1385
Main Authors: Soriano-Maldonado, Alberto, Díez-Fernández, David M., Esteban-Simón, Alba, Rodríguez-Pérez, Manuel A., Artés-Rodríguez, Eva, Casimiro-Artés, Miguel A., Moreno-Martos, Herminia, Toro-de-Federico, Antonio, Hachem-Salas, Nur, Bartholdy, Cecilie, Henriksen, Marius, Casimiro-Andújar, Antonio J.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Cardiorespiratory fitness
Clinical trials
Exercise
Fatigue
Females
Health Informatics
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Muscle strength
Oncology
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Physical training
Primary Care Medicine
Public Health
Quality of life
Quality of Life Research
Randomization
Resistance training
Sensitivity analysis
Shoulder
Strength training
Survival
Training
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Summary:Purpose This study assessed the effects of 12-week supervised resistance training combined with home-based physical activity on physical fitness, cancer-related fatigue, depressive symptoms, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and life satisfaction in female breast cancer survivors. Methods A parallel-group, outcome assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial included 60 female breast cancer survivors who had completed their core treatments within the previous 10 years. Through computer-generated simple randomization, participants were assigned to resistance training (RTG; two sessions/week for 12 weeks plus instructions to undertake ≥ 10,000 steps/d) or control (CG; ≥ 10,000 steps/d only). Outcomes were evaluated at baseline and week 12. Muscular strength was assessed with electromechanical dynamometry. A standardized full-body muscular strength score was the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes included cardiorespiratory fitness, shoulder mobility, cancer-related fatigue, depressive symptoms, HRQoL, and life satisfaction. Results Thirty-two participants were assigned to RTG (29 achieved ≥ 75% attendance) and 28 to CG (all completed the trial). Intention-to-treat analyses revealed that the standardized full-body muscular strength score increased significantly in the RTG compared to the CG (0.718; 95% CI 0.361–1.074, P  
ISSN:1932-2259
1932-2267
DOI:10.1007/s11764-022-01192-1