Actively Recruiting
Behavioral Exercise Training to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Led by Virginia Commonwealth University · Updated on 2026-03-02
60
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
205 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
V
Virginia Commonwealth University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
To test the preliminary effectiveness of a home-based exercise training (ET) intervention to improve exercise capacity (VO2 peak \& 6-minute walk distance \[6MWD\]) among prostate cancer (PC) patients compared to controls receiving healthy living education (HLE) at 12 weeks.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Behavioral Exercise Training to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosed with stage II, III, or IV prostate cancer
- Currently undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (intermittent or prolonged)
- Completed local curative-intent treatment, such as prostatectomy or radiation
- Aged between 40 and 85 years
- Willing to sign informed consent and HIPAA authorization
- No hearing or sight impairments that prevent telephone use or normal conversation
- Able to join group intervention sessions via computer, smartphone, or phone and agree to interview recording
- No serious medical condition that makes exercise unsafe
- Able to speak English
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to undergo MRI due to metal in body, inability to lie flat, or claustrophobia
- Contraindications to exercise testing
- Pre-existing overt cardiovascular disease or heart failure
- Active illness or infection
- Hemoglobin level below 7.0 grams per deciliter
- Platelet count below 10 x 10^9 per liter
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23249
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Alexander R Lucas, PhD
CONTACT
A
Alexandra Marshall, MS
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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