Clinical trial · Interventional
Dance Intervention in Breast Cancer Treatment
Impact of a Dance Program for Women on Breast Cancer Treatment
- 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)
This study aims to evaluate the effects of a dance program on physical and psychological outcomes in women undergoing breast cancer treatment. It is a randomized clinical trial with participants allocated into two groups: Dance Program Group (DPG) and Control Group (CG). The DPG will engage in 50-minute dance sessions twice weekly for 12 weeks, while the CG will maintain their regular routines. Exercise intensity will be monitored using heart rate and the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale (6-20), recorded 25 minutes into each session based on musical tempo (slow, moderate, fast). Primary and secondary outcomes include pain, fatigue, quality of life, balance, functional and motor capacity, flexibility, self-esteem, sleep, anxiety, and depression. Assessments will occur at baseline, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks. Data will be analyzed using multivariate models to explore group, time, and interaction effects, with significance set at 5% (SPSS version 24.0). The intervention is expected to mitigate adverse effects of cancer treatment and promote improvements in health and well-being across multiple dimensions.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
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 |
| Breast Cancer Females | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Breast - Female | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance Program Group | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Dance Program Group (DPG)
- description
- The intervention will consist of 12 weeks of in-person dance classes, held twice a week on non-consecutive mornings, totaling 24 sessions of up to 50 minutes each.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Dance Program Group
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group (CG)
- description
- The participants in the Control Group (CG) will receive usual care. They will not take part in the intervention, participating only in the questionnaires and tests during the evaluation periods at baseline, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks.
Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Pain evaluation
- timeFrame
- From enrollment to end of treatment at 12 weeks
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women aged 18 years or older; * Diagnosed with breast cancer; * Undergoing adjuvant breast cancer treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and/or hormone therapy); * Women at least 3 months post-surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * To have another type of cancer; * To have a cognitive impairment or injury that prevents the ability to complete physical assessments or fill out questionnaires.
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