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Exercise versus usual care after non-reconstructive breast cancer surgery (UK PROSPER) : multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation

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Prevention of Shoulder Problems Trial (PROSPER) Study Group (Including:

Bruce, Julie, Mazuquin, Bruno, Canaway, Alastair, Hossain, Anower, Williamson, Esther, Mistry, Pankaj, Lall, Ranjit, Petrou, Stavros, Lamb, Sarah E., Rees, Sophie et al.
). (2021) Exercise versus usual care after non-reconstructive breast cancer surgery (UK PROSPER) : multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation. BMJ, 375 . e066542. doi:10.1136/bmj-2021-066542

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Objective: To evaluate whether a structured exercise programme improved functional and health related quality of life outcomes compared with usual care for women at high risk of upper limb disability after breast cancer surgery. Design: Multicentre, pragmatic, superiority, randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation. Setting: 17 UK National Health Service cancer centres. Participants: 392 women undergoing breast cancer surgery, at risk of postoperative upper limb morbidity, randomised (1:1) to usual care with structured exercise (n=196) or usual care alone (n=196). Interventions: Usual care (information leaflets) only or usual care plus a physiotherapy led exercise programme, incorporating stretching, strengthening, physical activity, and behavioural change techniques to support adherence to exercise, introduced at 7-10 days postoperatively, with two further appointments at one and three months. Main outcome measures: Disability of Arm, Hand and Shoulder (DASH) questionnaire at 12 months, analysed by intention to treat. Secondary outcomes included DASH subscales, pain, complications, health related quality of life, and resource use, from a health and personal social services perspective. Results: Between 26 January 2016 and 31 July 2017, 951 patients were screened and 392 (mean age 58.1 years) were randomly allocated, with 382 (97%) eligible for intention to treat analysis. 181 (95%) of 191 participants allocated to exercise attended at least one appointment. Upper limb function improved after exercise compared with usual care (mean DASH 16.3 (SD 17.6) for exercise (n=132); 23.7 (22.9) usual care (n=138); adjusted mean difference 7.81, 95% confidence interval 3.17 to 12.44; P=0.001). Secondary outcomes favoured exercise over usual care, with lower pain intensity at 12 months (adjusted mean difference on numerical rating scale −0.68, −1.23 to −0.12; P=0.02) and fewer arm disability symptoms at 12 months (adjusted mean difference on Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast+4 (FACT-B+4) −2.02, −3.11 to −0.93; P=0.001). No increase in complications, lymphoedema, or adverse events was noted in participants allocated to exercise. Exercise accrued lower costs per patient (on average −£387 (€457; $533) (95% confidence interval −£2491 to £1718; 2015 pricing) and was cost effective compared with usual care. Conclusions: The PROSPER exercise programme was clinically effective and cost effective and reduced upper limb disability one year after breast cancer treatment in patients at risk of treatment related postoperative complications. Trial registration: ISRCTN Registry ISRCTN35358984.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Breast -- Cancer, Breast -- Cancer -- Treatment -- Research, Cancer -- Treatment -- Evaluation, Clinical trials -- Methodology, Breast -- Cancer -- Exercise therapy, Breast -- Cancer -- Patients
Journal or Publication Title: BMJ
Publisher: British Medical Journal Publishing Group
ISSN: 1756-1833
Official Date: 11 November 2021
Dates:
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11 November 2021Published
22 October 2021Accepted
Volume: 375
Article Number: e066542
DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2021-066542
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
13/84/10National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment ProgrammeUNSPECIFIED
UNSPECIFIED[NIHR] National Institute for Health Researchhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000272
UNSPECIFIEDNational Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration Oxford and Thames Valley at Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustUNSPECIFIED
NF-SI-0616-10103[NIHR] National Institute for Health Researchhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000272
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