Exercise in Improving Mobility and Reducing Fatigue and/or Weakness in Older Cancer Survivors

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Conditions studied: Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Fatigue, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Exercise may help improve mobility and relieve fatigue and/or weakness in cancer survivors. It is not yet known whether exercise is more effective than standard therapy in improving mobility and reducing fatigue and/or weakness in older cancer survivors. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying exercise to see how well it works compared to standard therapy in improving mobility and reducing fatigue and/or weakness in older cancer survivors.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00335491

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

49

Starts

2006-03-01

Expected to finish

2010-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-09-30

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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