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Health Counseling and Exercise in Patients With Acute Leukemia - Pilot Study

NCT01557686 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2012-03-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to test an exercise-based multidimensional intervention for patients with acute leukaemia undergoing consolidation chemotherapy in the context of outpatient management. Further, to test for safety, feasibility and preliminary effect on physical and functional capacity, and health related quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Health counseling and exercise

The intervention is initiated during chemotherapy treatment (consolidation) in the outpatient clinic and continues for 6 weeks. The intervention is a three hour/wk supervised in-hospital programme of aerobic (stationary cycle) and functional muscle training, progressive relaxation training, nutrition supplement (protein and carbohydrate) immediately after training and two health-promoting counseling sessions - Further, patients are fitted with a step counter pedometer.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Novo Nordisk A/S

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Lundbeck Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universitetshospitalernes Center for Sygepleje

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mary Jarden, Ph.D. · Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-02-28
Completion
2011-02-28

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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