Grant Details
Grant Number: |
5R03CA091732-02 Interpret this number |
Primary Investigator: |
Woods, Teresa |
Organization: |
University Of Wisconsin-Madison |
Project Title: |
Exercise in a Stage Iv Bca Sample: a Feasibility Pilot |
Fiscal Year: |
2003 |
Abstract
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):
The goal of this pilot project is to establish feasibility and generate
initial outcome data concerning the physiological and affective benefits of a
group exercise training program for women with recently diagnosed metastatic
breast cancer. Building upon our successful exercise program which studies the
effects of exercise on women with primary breast cancer, this project will
determine whether a group exercise program can be an efficacious adjunctive
intervention strategy for improving the health and quality of life of
metastatic breast cancer patients. Women with metastatic breast cancer who
provide informed consent will participate in a course of exercise training
delivered in a structured group setting three times per week for 16 weeks.
Assessment of fitness, well-being, and overall quality of life will be
conducted prior to, during, and upon completion of the program, with follow-up
assessment continuing for an additional 8 months. The specific objectives of
this proposal are: (1) to demonstrate the feasibility of women with metastatic
breast cancer to participate in a structured exercise program; (2) to
demonstrate the efficacy of a group exercise training program for enhancing
fitness, quality of life, and psychological well-being in a group of women
with metastatic breast cancer; (3) to study the effects of group exercise
training on behavioral and biological parameters which may underlie the
hypothesized benefits of the intervention; (4) to determine whether any
observed beneficial effects of the group exercise intervention persist beyond
the duration of the intervention; (5) to assess the extent to which
disease-related and non-disease-related variables predict benefit from
participation in the exercise intervention; (6) to assess the differences in
feasibility and efficacy of this intervention which may present themselves
between women with primary breast cancers and women with metastatic breast
disease. Our immediate goal is to conduct a non-randomized, non-comparative
trial to collect initial data concerning the feasibility and benefits of the
exercise program, which, if successful, will support subsequent proposals to
conduct randomized comparative trials. This project will provide important
data for establishing guidelines for exercise training as a means to enhance
fitness & overall quality of life for women with metastatic breast cancer.
Publications
Chemical Genetic Screening In The Zebrafish Embryo
Authors: Kaufman C.K.
, White R.M.
, Zon L.
.
Source: Nature Protocols, 2009; 4(10), p. 1422-32.
PMID: 19745824
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