Overview
This randomized three-arm trial will test the benefit in terms of cancer related fatigue of an activity tracker based exercise training during adjuvant radiotherapy in breast cancer patients.
Description
This monocentric, three-arm, randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluates the effect of an activity tracker based exercise program in breast cancer patients on the fatigue syndrome during adjuvant radiotherapy. Quality of Life and the intensity of fatigue will be documented with the fatigue subscale of the FACIT Questionnaire three months after adjuvant radiotherapy.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Capacity for consent
- Minimum age 18
- Presence of breast cancer
- ECOG 0-2
- Indication for adjuvant radiotherapy of breast cancer after breast-conserving surgery or Ablatio mammae
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participation in any other interventional study
- Pregnancy
- Contraindication against physical activity/sport and others
- Severe cardiovascular pre-existing conditions (after myocardial infarction, apoplexy in the last 6 months, congestive heart failure NYHA > I°)
- preexisting diseases with are relevantly accompanied by a limited mobility in patients (e.g. paraparesis of the lower limbs)
- ECOG Status 3-4
- prior use of activity trackers