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Physical Function and Activities of Daily Living in Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy

NCT02677129 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2017-04-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study is a randomized controlled trial with the aim to examine the feasibility and the effects of a home-based exercise intervention program on activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer undergoing chemotherapeutic treatment. Further outcomes include functional and body status, quality of life, body composition, and chemotherapy completion rate. Study participants will be randomized to an exercise intervention group or a wait-list control group

Conditions

  • Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

home-based exercise intervention

Endurance training (moderate intensity; walking), 3-5 times per week Patients will receive exercise counselling how to realize the planned intervention home-based. Further, they will be asked to fill out an exercise log. The study team will periodically review adherence to the intervention and identify problems.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus gGmbH

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Goethe University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Winfried Banzer, Prof. · Department of Sports Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2016-09-30
Completion
2016-11-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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