PACT: Exercise Intervention After Cancer Treatment for Improving Health in Stage II-III Breast Cancer Survivors

Sponsor
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT03523195
Collaborator
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This pilot trial studies how well exercise intervention after cancer treatment works in improving physical activity in stage II-III breast cancer survivors. An exercise intervention may promote regular physical activity.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
  1. Estimate the adherence rate of the experimental exercise program, and deem as feasible if at least 80% of participants complete 80% or more of a 12-week, 180 minute aerobic+resistance training program that combines structured, individualized onsite exercise at the Fred Hutch Prevention Center with at-home exercise.

  2. Identify up to 5 circulating micro ribonucleic acid (c-miRNA) biomarkers that show the largest differential change from baseline when comparing levels in the exercise program to those in the Fitbit-activity control condition.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
  1. Explore associations between changes in miRNAs and serum biomarkers (IL-6, lipids, adiponectin and leptin, C-reactive protein [CRP]) and physiological outcomes (resting heart rate, blood pressure, 1 repetition max, 6 minute walk, timed up and go test) of the exercise program.

  2. Explore changes in the patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in response to the exercise intervention relative to the control group, and finalize measures to use in the design of the phase III clinical trial based on descriptive changes from baseline to follow-ups in the intervention versus (vs.) control groups.

OUTLINE: Participants are randomized into 1 of 2 arms.

ARM 0: Participants wear Fitbit and receive written information on healthy exercise and diet recommendations.

ARM 1: Participants complete exercise program including aerobic and resistance exercises over 60 minutes 3 times per week for 12 weeks. Exercise is supervised all 3 times during weeks 1-2. During weeks 3-12, exercise is supervised 2 times a week, with home-based coaching for an additional 60 minutes a week.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
20 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Triple (Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:
Supportive Care
Official Title:
Physical Activity After Cancer Treatment (PACT): Pilot Study of Exercise in Stage II-III Breast Cancer Survivors
Actual Study Start Date :
Apr 18, 2018
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jul 15, 2019
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jul 15, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Arm 0 (written information)

Participants wear Fitbit and receive written information on healthy exercise and diet recommendations.

Other: Informational Intervention
Receive written information on healthy exercise and diet recommendations

Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Blood tests

Device: Monitoring Device
Wear Fitbit
Other Names:
  • Monitor
  • Other: Questionnaire Administration
    Ancillary studies

    Other: Physical Performance Testing
    Performance of physical tests
    Other Names:
  • Physical Function Testing
  • Experimental: Arm I (exercise program)

    Participants complete exercise program including aerobic and resistance exercises over 60 minutes 3 times per week for 12 weeks. Exercise is supervised all 3 times during weeks 1-2. During weeks 3-12, exercise is supervised 2 times a week, with home-based coaching for an additional 60 minutes a week.

    Behavioral: Exercise Intervention
    Complete exercise program

    Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
    Blood tests

    Other: Questionnaire Administration
    Ancillary studies

    Other: Physical Performance Testing
    Performance of physical tests
    Other Names:
  • Physical Function Testing
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Adherence [Up to 26 weeks]

      Will assess the percent of expected onsite sessions attended by participants as determined by Prevention Center attendance log.

    2. Differential micro ribonucleic acid expression [At baseline, 13, and 26 weeks]

      Will compare between arms. Descriptive statistics will be provided. Will calculate the log-fold change between baseline measure and post-baseline measure, and the difference in the log-fold change will be calculated between the two arms.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Percent of expected home exercise sessions completed as determined by the home exercise logs for those choosing to not come in for a third weekly session [Up to 26 weeks]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    19 Years to 64 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Single malignancy with diagnosis of breast cancer diagnosis of stage II-III, estrogen and progesterone positive, HER-2neu negative, and on stable dose of aromatase inhibitor (AI) for past 3 months, with AI expected to be stable for the study duration

    • No evidence of disease

    • 1-5 years post active treatment for malignancy

    • Body mass index 19 to 35

    • Sedentary (< 100 minutes of moderate intensity exercise per week)

    • English adequate to complete assessments and follow exercise instructions

    • Able to independently use transportation to attend 2-day a week onsite exercise training

    • Access to a computer or smartphone

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Current tobacco use or electronic cigarette smoker

    • Pregnant

    • Diabetes requiring insulin injection

    • Lymphedema that restricts range of motion or with worsening symptoms in the past month, or without compression garment

    • Weight change of more than 10 pounds in previous 3 months will exclude from study participation at baseline

    • Medical or other issue impacting exercise ability or safety, or ability to comply with study procedures (e.g. significant vision or cognitive impairment, major illness, in hospital or other institution), and specifically:

    • Have been hospitalized within 3 months prior to screening for major atherosclerotic events (e.g. myocardial infarction, target-vessel revascularization, coronary bypass surgery, stroke or blood clot) or other major medical condition (as determined by an investigator) that may put the subject at risk because of his/her participation in the study;

    • Have an implanted cardiac pacemaker or other implanted cardiac device;

    • Have chronic, uncontrolled hypertension as judged by the investigator;

    • Have a creatinine clearance < 45 mL/min as calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault equation;

    • Subject's hand or legs have mobility impairment from fractures, arthritis, surgery, muscle disease or other injury that may interfere with any study procedure or ability to exercise

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium Seattle Washington United States 98109

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Karen Syrjala, Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
    • Principal Investigator: Julie Gralow, Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
    • Principal Investigator: Marie-Laure Crouch, Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT03523195
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 9988
    • NCI-2018-00544
    • 9988
    • P30CA015704
    First Posted:
    May 14, 2018
    Last Update Posted:
    Jul 22, 2019
    Last Verified:
    Jul 1, 2019
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jul 22, 2019