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

NCT00335491 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 49

Last updated 2011-09-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

exercise intervention

12 weeks of 3x/week training on a recumbent eccentric stepper

PROCEDURE

complementary or alternative medicine procedure

12 weeks of 3x/week training on the eccentron

PROCEDURE

fatigue assessment and management

The visual analog scale will be used to assess muscle soreness from the previous exercise session

PROCEDURE

physical therapy

12 weeks of 3x/week training on the eccentron

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Paul C. LaStayo, PhD, PT · University of Utah

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-03-31
Primary Completion
2010-03-31
Completion
2010-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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