Status:
UNKNOWN
Healthy Exercise for Lymphoma Patients (HELP)
Lead Sponsor:
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Conditions:
Lymphoma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Objectives: The primary objective of this trial is to determine the effect of aerobic exercise training (AET) on change in quality of life (QoL) in lymphoma survivors receiving and not receiving chemo...
Detailed Description
Design and Setting: The study is a randomized controlled trial. It will be conducted at the University of Alberta and Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Participants: Participants w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Non-hodgkin's lymphoma (including chronic lymphocytic leukemia) or Hodgkin's disease
- Approval of the treating oncologist
- Scheduled to receive no chemotherapy or chemotherapy for at least 8 weeks
- Able to understand and provide written informed consent in English
- 18+ years of age
- No uncontrolled hypertension, cardiac illness, psychiatric condition
- No contraindication to exercise as determined by a fitness test
Exclusion
- Pregnant.
- Transplant candidate.
- Unwilling to accept randomization.
- Any medical condition that would be a contraindication to exercise. The clinicians will make this decision.
- Unwilling to travel to/participate in the exercise program as defined by the protocol.
- Planned/known absence of greater than 2 weeks during the intended study period
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
122 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00111865
Start Date
April 1 2005
End Date
April 1 2009
Last Update
August 26 2008
Active Locations (1)
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University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G2H9