EXERT-BC Protein: Protein Supplementation to Improve Body Composition After Treatment for Breast Cancer
EXERT-BC Protein: Randomized Study of Protein Supplementation to Improve Body Composition Improvement During Hypertrophy Exercise After Treatment for Breast Cancer
- Cancer
- Breast Cancer
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase not stated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)
- Enrolment target
- 40
- Started
- 18 June 2026
- Main results due
- June 2027
- Study sites
- 2
- Registry updated
- 28 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Ages 20 years to 89 years.
- Women only.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
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Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 20-89 years 2. Women prescribed exercise as a SOC 3. Women with a biopsy proven diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or invasive carcinoma of the breast 4. Women must have undergone treatment for breast cancer, including one or more of the following: surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or hormonal therapy. Women undergoing active chemotherapy are not allowed on study. Immunotherapy or targeted agent usage is allowed. 5. Women with \> 3 months of resistance training experience under expert guidance by a CSCS 6. Must be able to read and understand English and consent for themselves. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any current treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy for breast cancer 2. Inability to safely engage in group sessions of resistance training as deemed by study PI 3. Severe arthritic, joint, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal condition deemed by PI to be unsafe to engage in resistance training 4. Beta blocker or GLP-1 inhibitor medications 5. Pregnant women 6. Males 7. Lactose intolerance 8. Cow's milk or whey protein allergy
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
In this study, the investigators hypothesize that a high dose of post-workout protein after each exercise session will have greater improvements in changes in body composition, including muscle mass and percent body fat versus a workout alone.
Study sites(2)
AHN Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Not yet recruiting
AHN Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Recruiting
Showing 2 of 2 sites. 1 of the 2 sites on this study is recruiting right now — a site can stop enrolling while the study as a whole is still open.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07704476. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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