Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Skeletal Muscle Remodeling in Colorectal Cancer
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Colonic Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to quantify the effects of aerobic exercise training compared to attention control on intermuscular adipose tissue in colorectal cancer survivors.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05789433
- Run by
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
- People needed
- 70
- Starts
- 2023-05-01
- Expected to finish
- 2027-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-07-03
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age ≥18 years
- Histologically confirmed stage I, II, or III colon or rectal cancer
- Completed surgical resection with curative intent
- Completed other cancer-directed treatments
- Engage in <150 minutes per week of moderate- to vigorous-intensity structured endurance exercise
- No planned major surgery during the study period
- Readiness to exercise, as determined by a modified version of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
- Ability to provide written informed consent
- Provide written approval by a qualified healthcare professional
- Willing to be randomized
You may not qualify if…
- Evidence of metastatic or recurrent colorectal cancer
- Concurrently actively treated other (non-colorectal) cancer
- Scheduled to receive other postoperative cancer-directed treatment(s)
- Currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant within the next 24 weeks
- Currently participating in another study with competing outcomes
- Contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging
- Any dietary condition or restriction that would limit tolerance of a mixed meal challenge
- Any other cardiovascular, pulmonary, orthopedic, neurologic, psychiatric, or other condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would preclude participation or successful compliance with the protocol
- Any other situation that, in the opinion of the investigator, would negatively impact subject safety or successful compliance with the protocol
Where it is running
- AdventHealth — Orlando, Florida, United States (enrolling)
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