The Effect of Walking on Fatigue After Chemotherapy in Patients 65 and Older
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Conditions studied: Cancer, Geriatric, Fatigue
In brief
This study will look at the impact of a self-directed walking program on post-chemotherapy survivors experiencing fatigue. It is hypothesized that the walking program will help lessen fatigue.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02191982
- Run by
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
- People needed
- 44
- Starts
- 2014-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2017-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-09-12
Who can join
Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Men and women age 65 years and older
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed cancer (hematologic or solid) at stage considered amenable to cure as assessed by the treating MD
- Within 6 weeks of end of chemotherapy (all participants must have had chemotherapy treatment)
- Any radiation received must also be completed prior to randomization (if radiation treatment follows adjuvant chemotherapy, then the patient must be recruited within 6 weeks of end of radiation)
- Maintenance hormonal therapy in women with breast cancer is allowed; see exclusion criteria regarding hormonal therapy in males with prostate cancer
- Moderate to severe fatigue (>4 on BFI)
- Less than 120 minutes/week of physical activity
- English speaking
- Signed IRB approved written informed consent
- Approval from their treating physician to engage in moderate-intensity physical activity
- Patient-assessed ability to walk and engage in moderate physical activity
- Willing and able to meet all study requirements.
You may not qualify if…
- Receiving hormonal therapy for prostate cancer
- Unable to walk or engage in moderate-intensity physical activity
- Have BFI≤3.
- Report more than 120 minutes/week of physical activity
Where it is running
- University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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