Exercise During the Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

NCT00883714 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2009-12-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study will evaluate the effects of a structured endurance exercise program on the physical performance, the mood and the complications of patients with hematological malignancies undergoing a high-dose chemotherapy followed by an allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

Conditions

  • Fatigue
  • Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

Interventions

OTHER

Supervised exercise

The patients will carry out a daily exercise program consisting of walking on a treadmill for 30 minutes at an intensity of 80% of the maximum heart rate. The patients will be supervised by medical personnel.

OTHER

Exercise Instruction

The patients will receive instructions about exercise and will have access to a bike ergometer to work out. However, they will not receive daily supervision or participate in a structured exercise program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fernando Dimeo, MD · Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-04-30
Completion
2011-08-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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