Step Down Colon Cancer Risk

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Adenomatous Polyps

In brief

Hypothesis 1: Exercise will decrease serum markers in a dose response manner. Hypothesis 2: Participants in the 60 minute intervention will have significantly higher physical activity levels than those in the 30 minute intervention at three months.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01476631

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

17

Starts

2008-11-01

Expected to finish

2010-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-08-05

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• aged 50 to 80
• no personal cancer history
• found to have an adenomatous polyp upon colonoscopy at BJH/WUSM in the previous six months
• no contraindications to beginning an exercise program
• no previous diagnosis of familial polyposis syndromes
• no previous diagnosis of ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease;

You may not qualify if…

• Participants who are regular NSAID users will be excluded as this may interfere with the measurement of inflammatory marker outcomes. Regular use is defined as taking 80mg or more per day of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen or other NSAID 5 or more days of the week.

Where it is running

• Washington University School of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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