Resistance Training with Cardio / Cancer / Breast Cancer · Interventional Study

EXERT-BC Cardio: Cardio or Conditioning Training With Breast Cancer

ClinicalTrials.gov · August 17, 2026

Preliminary Why this matters to you Expert discussion

Early or partial results. Treat as a signal, not a conclusion.

AI Summary

This is a registered interventional study comparing resistance training with cardio versus conditioning in women treated for breast cancer, currently recruiting. No results have been posted in this registry record, and the study remains at the enrollment stage with an estimated sample of 40 participants and a follow-up period of approximately 2 months.

What was studied

Interventional, Randomized, Parallel, Open label, Other purpose. Cancer, Breast Cancer; Female; age from 20 Years; to 89 Years. Intervention: Cardio Training; Conditioning Training. Compared with: Resistance Training with Conditioning. n = 40. 1 site: United States.

Key findings

Safety

Safety was not reported in the material analysed. Check the source before drawing any conclusion about harm.

Who this may help

The source did not state who this applies to in practice.

Plain-language summary

This is a recruiting interventional study with no results posted; it is a feasibility or pilot comparison of two exercise modalities in breast cancer survivors, currently enrolling.

Study design

As stated by the source record.

MethodsPrimary outcome measures: Change in Muscle Mass (assessed at Baseline (Prior to Program) and At Exercise Program Completion (approximately 2…); Change in Fat Mass (assessed at Baseline (Prior to Program) and At Exercise Program Completion (approximately 2…)

DesignInterventional, Randomized, Parallel, Open label, Other purpose

PopulationCancer, Breast Cancer; Female; age from 20 Years; to 89 Years

Sample size40

InterventionCardio Training; Conditioning Training

ComparatorResistance Training with Conditioning

Setting1 site: United States

Reported figures

Quoted from the source exactly as published.

Estimated enrollment40

Primary outcome measure 1Change in Muscle Mass (Baseline to ~2 months)

Primary outcome measure 2Change in Fat Mass (Baseline to ~2 months)

Caveats

This is a registry record only; no results have been reported or published.
Study is still recruiting; enrollment and outcome data are not yet available.
Phase designation not stated in registry record.
Blinding, randomization method, and allocation concealment not described in registry record.

Evidence assessment

Graded across the dimensions that decide whether you should act, each from what the source actually supports. There is no single score, and where a dimension was not assessed it says so.

Study design

moderate

Interventional comparison of two behavioral arms; phase not stated; no blinding mentioned.

Directness

moderate

Body composition and muscle mass are relevant surrogates; blood pressure is a secondary outcome.

Consistency

insufficient

No prior results or comparators cited in registry record.

Risk of bias

insufficient

Registry record does not describe allocation concealment, blinding, or analysis plan.

Sample adequacy

limited

Estimated enrollment 40 participants across two arms; pilot-scale sample.

What is missing. This record has no key findings. That is a gap in the analysis, not a judgement about the study.

Source abstract

Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07739563). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute). Recruitment status: RECRUITING. Phase: NA. Study type: INTERVENTIONAL. Enrollment: 40 participants (ESTIMATED). Conditions: Cancer, Breast Cancer. Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Resistance Training with Cardio; BEHAVIORAL: Resistance Training with Conditioning. Primary outcome measures: Change in Muscle Mass , Baseline (Prior to Program) and At Exercise Program Completion (approximately 2 months).; Change in Fat Mass , Baseline (Prior to Program) and At Exercise Program Completion (approximately 2 months).. Brief summary: In this study, the investigators hypothesize that observed intense resistance training with conditioning elicits similar changes in body composition, muscle mass, and blood pressure as that with cardiovascular training (or cardio) for women treated with breast cancer.

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NCT07739563Resistance Training with CardioAllegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)CancerBreast CancerResistance Training with Conditioning