Table 1.
SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials) flow diagram for timeline of study visits for the Improving Cognitive Function Through High-Intensity Interval Training in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy trial.
Time pointa | Week 0 | Week 1-17 | Week 9 | Week 17 or 18b | Week 17-34 | Week 34c | |||||||
Enrollment | |||||||||||||
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Eligibility screen | ✓ |
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Phone screen | ✓ |
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Informed consent | ✓ |
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Allocation | ✓ |
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Exercise screening | ✓ |
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Interventions | |||||||||||||
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HIITd |
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✓ |
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Attention control |
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✓ |
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✓ (optional) |
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Assessments | |||||||||||||
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Executive function and memory | ✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ | ||||||
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MRIe | ✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ | ||||||
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Blood biomarkers | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ |
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✓ | ||||||
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Anthropometrics | ✓ |
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✓ (no DEXAf) | ✓ |
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✓ | ||||||
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Cardiorespiratory fitness | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ |
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✓ | ||||||
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Muscle strength | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ |
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✓ | ||||||
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Physical function | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ |
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✓ | ||||||
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Psychosocial measures | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ |
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✓ | ||||||
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Peripheral neuropathy | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ |
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✓ | ||||||
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Lymphedema assessment | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ |
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✓ | ||||||
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Shoulder function and range of motion | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ |
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✓ | ||||||
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Dietary intake | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ |
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✓ | ||||||
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ActiGraph | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ |
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✓ | ||||||
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Activity logs |
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✓ |
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✓ |
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aWeek 0: enrollment and baseline assessment; week 1 to 17: intervention period; week 9: midpoint assessment; week 17 or 18: postintervention assessment; week 17 to 34: follow-up period; week 34: follow-up assessment.
bDepends on whether a participant has any exercise sessions to make up.
cOnly for the high-intensity interval training group and the attention control participants who choose to complete the high-intensity interval training program during the follow-up period.
dHIIT: high-intensity interval training.
eMRI: magnetic resonance imaging.
fDEXA: dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.