Publications by authors named "Karianne Vassbakk-Svindland"
To investigate the effects of heavy-load strength training during (neo-)adjuvant chemotherapy in women with breast cancer on muscle strength, body composition, muscle fiber size, satellite cells, and myonuclei. Women with stage I-III breast cancer were randomly assigned to a strength training group (ST, n = 23) performing supervised heavy-load strength training twice a week during chemotherapy, or a usual care control group (CON, n = 17). Muscle strength and body composition were measured and biopsies from m.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To compare sociodemographic, health- and exercise-related characteristics of participants vs. decliners, and completers vs. drop-outs, in an exercise intervention trial during cancer treatment.
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- The study investigates the effects of heavy-load resistance training (RT) on muscle health in women with breast cancer undergoing (neo-)adjuvant chemotherapy, which typically harms muscle tissue and fitness.
- Researchers hypothesize that RT can mitigate muscle fiber size reduction, mitochondrial dysfunction, and increased cellular stress caused by chemotherapy.
- The study will involve 50 women, comparing an intervention group (doing RT) with a control group, assessing muscle cellular outcomes through biopsies at different treatment stages.