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Effects of 6 Week Reduced Exertion High Intensity Interval Training Protocol in Patients With Prostate Cancer

NCT03308734 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2020-11-24

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Summary

Prostate cancer is the cause of the greatest number of years lived with disability due to cancer. Treatment for prostate cancer is associated with significant side effects, such as fatigue, loss of muscle mass, strength and reduced quality of life. Cardiovascular disease risk is also increased and accounts for the largest cause of mortality in these patients.

Exercise and physical activity are known to have benefits in patients with prostate cancer but time, motivation and enjoyment are often barriers. Reduced Exertion High-Intensity Interval Training (REHIT) interventions in the general population achieve similar or greater physiological benefits to continuous moderate intensity exercise but for less time commitment. Higher intensity training is also perceived as more enjoyable in both healthy populations and cancer survivors. REHIT could therefore be a potential solution to these barriers.

The aim of this project is to investigate whether a REHIT intervention results in improved cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with prostate cancer. 30 patients will be recruited and randomised to a control group or the intervention group. Both groups will undergo cardiorespiratory fitness testing pre- and post- the 6 week period of the trial. The intervention group will take part in REHIT using maximal oxygen uptake capacity (VO2 MAX) measured on a cycle ergometer. The REHIT intervention will be over 6 weeks, involving 3 sessions per week lasting 10 min and incorporating 2 Wingate sprints of 20 seconds. Pre-intervention values for VO2MAX will be compared to post-intervention values to establish whether REHIT improves cardiorespiratory function in patients with prostate cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Reduced-Exertion High-Intensity Interval Training

The 6-week REHIT protocol will involve 3 training sessions a week. Each session will include 10 minutes of unloaded pedalling using a cycle ergometer. Volunteers will be asked to increase to their maximal pedal frequency possible for 1-2 seconds prior to applying a resistance of 5 % of pre-training body weight for the Wingate sprint. The sprints will take place at 2 minutes and at 6 minutes. Sprint duration will be increased from 10 seconds in the first week to 15 seconds in the second and third weeks and finally 20 seconds in the remaining weeks. Patients will receive strong verbal encouragement during the sprints after which the resistance will be removed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bath

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James Turner, PhD · University of Bath

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-01
Primary Completion
2020-02-29
Completion
2020-02-29

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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