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Resistance Training During Radiation Therapy for Pharyngeal or Laryngeal Cancer

NCT00827164 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 29

Last updated 2015-05-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this feasibility study is to examine the effect of resistance training on muscle strength, lean body mass, physical functioning, fatigue, and quality of life in head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation therapy.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nutrition Counseling

Patients will meet once per week with dietitian for the first 6 weeks in 60 minute sessions. Dietitian will telephone each patient weekly for the final 6 weeks of counseling and support.

BEHAVIORAL

Resistance Training

Patient will meet with an exercise specialist once per week for the first 6 weeks. Patients will receive guidance in a safe and appropriate exercise regimen based on specific medical history and preference. An exercise specialist will telephone weekly for consultation and support once per week for the final 6 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • American Institute for Cancer Research

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Laura Q Rogers, MD, MPH · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-04-30
Completion
2015-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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