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Exercise in Lessening Fatigue Caused by Cancer in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

NCT00924651 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 693

Last updated 2017-08-08

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Summary

RATIONALE: Physical activity may help lessen fatigue caused by cancer in patients receiving chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether a home-based walking and resistance-band exercise program is effective in lessening fatigue.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well exercise works in lessening fatigue caused by cancer in patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Conditions

  • Fatigue
  • Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

exercise

home based walking and progressive resistance training exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Gary Morrow

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karen M. Mustian, PhD · University of Rochester

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
120 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-30
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2016-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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