Physical Activity in Men Newly Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer: A Feasibility Study

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Conditions studied: Prostate Cancer

In brief

Recent research has indicated that physical activities incorporating moderate-intensity exercise can be safely performed during treatment and substantially reduces treatment-related side effects, such as fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive impairment, and nausea. However, little is known about physical activity levels prior to treatment and whether providing an exercise intervention pre-treatment may improve functional capacity during treatment. The purpose of this study is to 1. Measure physical activity levels and functional capacity in men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer prior to treatment and 2. Explore whether a 2-week physical activity intervention is feasible during the pre-treatment timeframe: 1. Examine intervention safety and tolerance by self-report 2. Examine changes in functional capacity by 6-minute walk test 3. Examine changes in symptom experience by self-report

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03331458

Run by

Duke University

People needed

13

Starts

2018-04-17

Expected to finish

2019-03-21

Last updated by the study team

2019-08-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer
• will not start treatment for at least 2 weeks
• able to read and understand English
• capable of giving informed consent
• at least 18 years old

You may not qualify if…

• patients who are incompetent for interview (documented diagnosis of active psychosis or dementia)
• unable to provide informed consent as assessed by the interviewer
• too sick to participate, as judged by a member of the research team or the exercise physiologist
• have been treated for another cancer

Where it is running

• Duke Raleigh Cancer Center — Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

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