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ArticleBMJ open2025

Enhancing cognitive function in breast cancer survivors through community-based aerobic exercise training: protocol for a Hybrid Type I effectiveness-implementation study employing a randomised controlled design.

Diane K Ehlers, Jessica D Austin, Brenda Ernst, Lindsey L Page, Edward Ofori, Gwenndolyn C Porter, Jason Fanning, Gabriella Hickman, Paul McKim, Melissa Cole and 7 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04816006 (Enhancing Cognitive Function in Breast Cancer Survivors Through Community-based Exercise Training), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Enhancing Cognitive Function in Breast Cancer Survivors Through Community-based Exercise Training

TypeinterventionalSponsorMayo ClinicRan2024 to 2028Enrolled160ConditionsBreast Cancer, Breast Neoplasms, Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8ArmsAerobic Exercise Training, Health Education (Active comparator)
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Diane K EhlersDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA ehlers.diane@mayo.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9545-9556
Jessica D AustinDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8286-7801
Brenda ErnstDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Lindsey L PageDepartment of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Edward OforiCollege of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Gwenndolyn C PorterPorter Consulting LLC, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Jason FanningDepartment of Internal Medicine & Health and Exercise Sciences, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Gabriella HickmanDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Paul McKimValley of the Sun YMCA, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Melissa ColeDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Maliyah DonaldsonDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
B Blair BradenCollege of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Katie L KunzeDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Richard J ButterfieldDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Leslie C BaxterDepartment of Psychiatry/Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Tim A AhlesDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA.
Paul EstabrooksDepartment of Health and Kinesiology, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI FRANCESCA M GANY · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS UL1 Supplement - Dr. Timothy Curry)UL1TR002377 · NCATS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI VESNA D GAROVIC · 2017 to 2026
$78.4M
Enhancing cognitive function in breast cancer survivors through community-based aerobic exercise trainingR37CA252060 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Diane Kristen Ehlers · 2021 to 2026
$2.6M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002377NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS R37 CA252060
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDespite growing evidence to characterise cancer-associated cognitive decline (CACD) in women with breast cancer, interventions to mitigate CACD are limited. Emerging evidence suggests aerobic exercise may enhance cognition after breast cancer diagnosis and treatment; yet, CACD remains an understudied outcome of exercise, and few high-quality studies have been conducted. In addition to knowledge gaps in effectiveness, the translation of exercise interventions to community settings remains challenging. The METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This Hybrid Type I effectiveness-implementation study is conducted at an academic medical centre in the southwestern United States in partnership with a non-profit, community health and wellness organisation. The study enrols 160 women diagnosed with stage I-IIIa breast cancer and within 3-36 months of treatment completion into a 1:1 randomised controlled trial. Individuals randomised to the exercise group receive a 6-month, individually tailored aerobic exercise programme delivered by exercise trainers employed at local community fitness centres. The programme is progressive in nature and designed to help participants achieve aerobic exercise levels consistent with guidelines for cancer survivors. Individuals randomise to the control group receive a 6-month health education control intervention delivered virtually by hospital-based health educators. Cognitive performance (primary), self-reported cognition, patient-reported outcomes, physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are measured at baseline, 6 months (postintervention) and 12 months (follow-up). Brain structure and function are measured via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at baseline and 6 months. Implementation outcomes are defined by the RE-AIM framework, which includes reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance. RE-AIM outcomes are measured at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and ongoing during the study. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study was approved by the Mayo Clinic Institutional Review Board (#23-000020). All participants provide informed consent prior to participation. Findings will be disseminated to scientific, clinical and community audiences through manuscripts, presentations and newsletters. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT04816006.

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Breast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsCognitionCognitive DysfunctionExerciseExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMiddle AgedRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicBreast tumoursCognitionExerciseQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trial

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PMID40659404
PMCPMC12258359

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