Biomechanical effect of neurologic dance training (NDT) for breast cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial and preliminary baseline data
Lantis K, Schnell P, Bland C, Wilder J, Hock K, Vargo C, Glover N, Hackney M, Lustberg M, Worthen-Chaudhari L. Biomechanical effect of neurologic dance training (NDT) for breast cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial and preliminary baseline data. Trials 2023, 24: 564. PMID: 37658464, PMCID: PMC10472642, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-023-07554-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemotherapy-induced neuropathyPhysical activityBackgroundBreast cancerOutcome measuresNon-pharmacologic interventionsBreast cancer survivorsPrimary outcome measureHome exercise interventionQuality of lifeControl intervention groupPreliminary baseline dataPrimary endpointExercise interventionBC survivorsTertiary outcomesCancer survivorsSensorimotor symptomsClinical trialsIntervention groupTwo-armWeek 8Mean changeFall riskPrimary estimandTreatment groupsSensorimotor Cortical Thickness Changes Following Taxane-Based Chemotherapy: Support for a CNS Role in CIPN?
Worthen-Chaudhari L, Monfort S, Chaudhari A, Lustberg M. Sensorimotor Cortical Thickness Changes Following Taxane-Based Chemotherapy: Support for a CNS Role in CIPN? Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2023, 104: e51. DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2022.12.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChemotherapy cyclesCortical thicknessBrain changesBreast cancerSensorimotor regionsCycles of TaxolSensorimotor cortical thicknessChemotherapy-induced neuropathyFirst chemotherapy cycleBreast cancer survivorsMain outcome measuresMean cortical thicknessSensory-motor regionsBrain structural integrityTaxane exposureChemotherapy exposureCancer survivorsCentral effectsChemotherapy treatmentDesign ProspectiveOutpatient oncologyCNS roleCommencement of studyOutcome measuresGait variability