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Doctor-Recommended Home-Based Exercise Program or Relaxation Training in Improving Physical Function and Controlling Symptoms in Patients With Stage IV or Recurrent Colon Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery

NCT00985400 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 154

Last updated 2022-03-31

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Summary

The goal of this study is to compare the effects of exercise with the effects of relaxation training on physical function (how well participants perform normal daily activities) and symptoms related to your cancer diagnosis (such as tiredness, pain, and nausea).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise Program

Resistance exercising using resistance bands 2 days per week, and brief moderate-intensity walks multiple times a day for a total of 30 minutes increasing steps weekly by 10% to reach a minimum of 10,000 steps a day

BEHAVIORAL

Telephone-based intervention

Patients will receive encouragement and social support from a telephone counselor once a week for the first 4 weeks and then once a month for the remaining 12 weeks.

OTHER

Counseling intervention

Patients will receive advice from their doctor (in person), physician assistant, or other midlevel provider about exercising. They will also be given this advice in a letter.

OTHER

Questionnaire administration

BEHAVIORAL

Relaxation Program

Relaxation techniques (breathing and meditation) provided at least 15 minutes per day for 5-7 days per week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karen Basen-Engquist, PhD · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

  • Michael J. Fisch, MD, MPH, FACP · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-11-05
Primary Completion
2023-03-31
Completion
2023-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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