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