Status:
COMPLETED
Exercise in Lessening Fatigue Caused by Cancer in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
Lead Sponsor:
Gary Morrow
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Fatigue
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-120 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Physical activity may help lessen fatigue caused by cancer in patients receiving chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether a home-based walking and resistance-band exercise program is effec...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the efficacy of a home-based walking and progressive-resistance exercise program in reducing cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in patients undergoing chemotherapy. OUTLIN...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- primary diagnosis of cancer other than leukemia, with no distant metastasis
- chemotherapy naïve
- starting chemotherapy treatments for cancer and scheduled for at least 6 weeks of treatments with treatment cycles of either 2, 3 or 4 weeks. Oral chemotherapy (e.g., Xeloda) is acceptable
- Karnofsky Performance level of 70 or greater
- able to read English
- Exclusion criteria:
- diagnosis of leukemia
- metastatic disease
- receiving concurrent radiation therapy
- physical limitations (e.g., cardiorespiratory, orthopedic, central nervous system) that contraindicate participation in a low to moderate intensity home-based walking and progressive resistance program
- identified as in the active or maintenance stage of exercise behavior as assessed by the Exercise Stages of Change Short Form
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
693 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00924651
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
October 1 2016
Last Update
August 8 2017
Active Locations (1)
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James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, United States, 14642