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Table 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Building a biopsychosocial model of cancer-related fatigue: the BIOCARE FActory cohort study protocol

Inclusion criteria

• Patients care by chemotherapy or radiotherapy in Clinique Victor Hugo-Centre Jean Bernard, Le Mans, France or in Centre Hospitalier du Mans, Le Mans, France

• Patients with breast cancer diagnosis (Stage I to IIIc)

• Aged ≥18 and ≤ 80 years

• Approval received from oncologist

• ECOG Performance Status ≤2

• French speaking (able to understand questionnaires and instructions related to study procedures)

• Written informed consent obtained

Exclusion criteria

• Comorbidities related to fatigue symptoms

• Polyneuropathy, amyotrophy or myasthenic syndrome diagnosis

• Contraindications to physical activity or to experimental procedures

• Antidepressants, psychostimulants, psychotropics, antiépileptics or benzodiazepine based treatment

• Previous or current psychosis, bipolarity or severe depression symptoms

• History of chronic fatigue, stroke or musculoskeletal disorders

• Participant is pregnant