Clinical trial · Interventional
Exercise Information for Women With Cancer
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine the Effect of Supplementing an Oncologist's Recommendation to Exercise With Multimedia on Fatigue Levels in Breast Cancer Patients
- 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)
Fatigue is a troublesome symptom for breast cancer patients, which might be mitigated with exercise. Cancer patients often prefer their oncologist recommend an exercise program, yet a recommendation alone may not be enough to change behavior. Our study will determine whether adding an exercise DVD to an oncologist's recommendation to exercise led to better outcomes than a recommendation alone.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncologist Recommendation | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Oncologist Recommendation + DVD | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Oncologist Recommendation only
- description
- Medical providers in this study provide a standardized brief recommendation for exercise to a consenting patient during a clinical visit. Patients randomized to this arm receive a packet that contained a study information sheet and standard published exercise information materials. The standard materials consisted of publicly available exercise recommendations for cancer survivors from the American Cancer Society (ACS). The packet of exercise information intended to represent general information about exercise and cancer that would be readily available to patients through the internet, a medical clinic, or cancer support services.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Oncologist Recommendation
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Oncologist Recommendation + DVD
- description
- Participants in this arm receive the same oncologist's recommendation and written materials as the comparator group and also received an instructional yoga DVD. Inclusion of the video is intended to provide patients with a tool for following the oncologist's exercise recommendation. The instructional video contains a brief introduction from a breast cancer survivor, who was also featured in the exercise portion of the DVD, and safety information about lymphedema from a lymphedema therapist. The exercise program is a 30-minute, low intensity, restorative yoga program to improve whole body flexibility and to be safe for participants who were in active treatment for cancer and/or who had metastatic disease. Women are encouraged to use the DVD at least 3 times per week.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of breast cancer * Scheduled for a clinical appointment with a surgical, radiation or medical oncologist at Oregon Health \& Science University (OHSU) * Capable of answering survey questions by phone Exclusion Criteria: * Not medically cleared to participate in low-intensity exercise
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDWinters-Stone KM, Moe EL, Perry CK, Medysky M, Pommier R, Vetto J, Naik A. Enhancing an oncologist's recommendation to exercise to manage fatigue levels in breast cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2018 Mar;26(3):905-912. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3909-z. Epub 2017 Sep 30. PMID 28965138