Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Resistive Exercise on Forearm Blood Flow and Tissue Oxygenation Among Breast Cancer Survivors With or at Risk for Breast Cancer-related Lymphoedema (BCRL)
NCT02527889CI-TRIAL-00050850completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of resistive exercise on forearm blood flow and tissue oxygenation among breast cancer survivors with or at risk for breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL).
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Lymphedema | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise training | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Exercise Group
- description
- The exercise group will receive a supervised resistive exercise training. Subjects in the exercise group will attend small group-based exercise sessions twice a week for 8 weeks supervised by physiotherapists.
- interventionNames
- Other: Exercise training
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group
- description
- The control group will receive no exercise training and continue to receive standard medical care.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Brachial artery blood flow
- timeFrame
- 20 weeks
- description
- Measured by a Doppler ultrasonic device with a linear probe
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * female breast cancer survivors * remained disease free, as defined by unremarkable clinical examination within recent 6 months, with a clinical diagnosis of stable lymphoedema and without lymphedema. Exclusion Criteria: * active breast cancer * have bilateral lymphedema or unstable lymphedema * have musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and/ or neurological disorders that could inhibit them from exercising.
References
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