Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Tormod Skogstad Nilsen   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Mali Sæter   ^{2, 3 *} , MD ;   Sebastian Imre Sarvari   ³ , MD, PhD ;   Kristin Valborg Reinertsen   ⁴ , MD, PhD ;   Sara Hassing Johansen   ¹ , MSc ;   Elisabeth Rustad Edvardsen   ¹ , MSc ;   Jostein Hallén   ¹ , PhD ;   Elisabeth Edvardsen   ^{1, 5} , PhD ;   May Grydeland   ¹ , PhD ;   Cecilie Essholt Kiserud   ⁴ , MD, PhD ;   Hanne Cathrine Lie   ⁶ , PhD ;   Paul André Solberg   ⁷ , PhD ;   Torbjørn Wisløff   ⁸ , PhD ;   Adam Philip Sharples   ¹ , PhD ;   Truls Raastad   ¹ , PhD ;   Kristina Hermann Haugaa   ^{2, 3} , MD, PhD ;   Lene Thorsen   ^{4, 9} , PhD

¹ Department of Physical Performance, The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway

² Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

³ ProCardio Center for Innovation, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

⁴ National Advisory Unit on Late Effects after Cancer Treatment, Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

⁵ Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

⁶ Department of Behavioural Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

⁷ Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, Oslo, Norway

⁸ Health Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway

⁹ Department for Clinical Service, Division of Cancer Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

*these authors contributed equally