Exercise and Brain Stimulation for Breast Cancer Memory Problems

This trial is testing whether combining aerobic exercise with transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)—a safe technique that uses mild electrical current to stimulate specific areas of the brain—can help improve memory, focus, and thinking skills in breast cancer survivors. Many survivors experience 'chemo brain' or cognitive problems after cancer treatment, and this study explores whether this combination approach might help. You would either receive the real brain stimulation along with exercise, or exercise with a placebo stimulation, over four weeks.

Many breast cancer survivors struggle with memory loss, difficulty concentrating, and trouble organizing daily tasks after their cancer treatment—a common side effect called cancer-related cognitive impairment. This trial exists because exercise alone and brain stimulation alone have each shown promise in other studies, but no one has tested them together in breast cancer survivors, and researchers want to see if combining them might work better.