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. 2018 Jan 29;2018(1):CD011292. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011292.pub2

NCT02433067.

Trial name or title Physical Activity Intervention on Myocardial Function in Patients With HER2 + Breast Cancer (CARDAPAC)
Methods Study design: RCT
Number expected to be randomised: 117
Study start: April 2015; estimated stop date: April 2017
Length of intervention: 12 weeks
Participants Stage: not specified
Time since cancer diagnosis: receiving adjuvant trastuzumab after undergoing surgery for breast cancer
Inclusion criteria:
  • First breast cancer HER2 + histologically confirmed

  • WHO grade performance index ≤ 1

  • Normal renal function (creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min‐1)

  • Normal heart function with LVEF ≥ 50%

  • Normal liver function (AST and ALT normal)

  • Physical activity certificate issued by a cardiologist or an oncologist

  • Active contraception or postmenopausal

  • Age: 18 to 65 years


Ethnicity: not reported
Interventions Participants will participate in a physical activity intervention 3 times per week for 3 months and an interval training programme on a cycle‐ergometer.
Outcomes Primary objective:
  • To evaluate any change in the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), as evaluated by echocardiography, from baseline to 6 months


Secondary objectives:
To measure any changes in the following from baseline to 3 months and 6 months:
  • Weight and volume of left and right ventricular by echocardiography

  • Body composition evaluated by impedance and with tape measure and pliers of Harpenden

  • Metabolic responses evaluated with enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

  • Maximal voluntary quadriceps evaluated with chair quadriceps with strain gauge

  • Quality of life evaluated with questionnaire

  • Pain evaluated with questionnaire

  • Fatigue evaluated with questionnaire

  • Level of physical activity evaluated with questionnaire

  • Pulmonary function evaluated with respiratory functional test and maximal exercise test

  • Hormonal responses evaluated with ELISA

  • inflammatory responses evaluated with ELISA

Starting date April 2015
Contact information Contact: Fabienne Mougin‐Guillaume, PhD; fabienne.mougin‐guillaume@univ‐fcomte.fr
Principal Investigator: Nathalie Meneveau
Notes Country of trial: France
https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02433067