Authors | Title and Descriptors | Year | Periodic | Sample | Type of Intervention | Results | Conclusions |
P. Corme et al. | Title: Is it safe and efficacious for women with lymphedema secondary to breast cancer to lift heavy weights during exercise: a randomised controlled trial.
Descriptors: Resistance exercise; Weight-lifting; Lymphedema; Breast câncer; Dose–response relationship. | 2013 | Journal of Cancer Survivorship, Volume 7, número 3, páginas 413 a 424. | N-Total: 62 Characteristic: Women surviving breast cancer (BC), with a clinical diagnosis of lymphedema secondary to CM of at least 1 year before the study. Average age: not informed. Groups: i) high-load exercises between 75% and 85% of 1 RM (n = 22); ii) low-load resistance exercises between 55% and 65% of 1RM (n = 21); iii) habitual care or control group (n = 19). | Characteristic: High load resistance exercise, versus low load resistance exercise, versus the usual care for the treatment of lymphedema secondary to breast cancer. Total duration: 3 months. Duration of sessions: not informed. Weekly charge: 60 min.
Process: Started with 10 min. – heating; and ended with 5 min.-Aerobic low intensity plus stretching.
Exercises: Straight bench press, front pull, lateral elevation, direct thread, triceps extension, cuff thread, knee extension, and squat. | Degree of lymphedema between groups: There was no difference in swelling.
Severity of symptoms among groups:There was no difference in swelling.
In relation to the control group, both of the intervention groups obtained: + Quality of life; + Physical function; + Emotional function; + Social function; + Strength; + Muscular Endurance; + functionality. | Women survivors of breast cancer with lymphedema can lift high loads during resistance exercise to the upper body, without fear of exacerbation of lymphedema or increased severity of symptoms. |
J. Schmitt et al. | Títule: A 3-week multimodal intervention involving high-intensity interval training in female cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial.
Descriptors: Cancer survivors; cardiorespiratory fitness; energy expenditure; exercise; rehabilitation; sense wear. | 2016 | Physiological Reports, volume 4, número 3. | N-Total: 28 Characteristic: Women surviving breast cancer (BC) Groups: i) Hiit (n=14); ii) Low to moderate intensity exercises (n = 14). Average age: Group I) ± 53.8; Group II) ± 54.9. Group monitoring: heart rate was monitored telemetrically (Polar, FS1c, Polar Oy, Kempele, Finlândia). | Characteristic: Multimodal rehabilitation with HIIT and low to moderate intensity exercises. Total Duration: 3 weeks. Duration of sessions: Group I) 12 minutes; Group II) 75 minutes. Weekly load: Group I) 3 HIIT sessions (separated by at least 24 h); Group II) 2 sessions per week. Process: Group I) Heating of 5 min. To 70% of the peak heart rate; Group II) performed the exercises at 60% of the heart rate peak.
Exercises: Group I) outdoor race (paved track), being 1 min to 95% of the peak heart rate for 2 min. slow interval; Group II) outdoor hiking and biking. | Group I): ≤ run time; ≤ body fat; ° There were no alterations in total body mass and muscle mass; + Quality of life; ≤ fatigue; + Physical function; + Emotional function; + Social function.
Group II): ≥ lead time; + Muscle mass; ° There were no alterations in body fat; ° better maximum oxygen consumption; + Quality of life; ≤ fatigue; + Physical function; + Emotional function; + Social function. | HIIT can be performed by female breast cancer survivors, with no adverse health effects. |