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Exercise and Soft Tissue Sarcoma

NCT04921917 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2026-04-08

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a neoadjuvant (i.e. pre-treatment) exercise regimen on extremity function and postoperative wound healing. The study group will include patients with a primary diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma undergoing treatment with neoadjuvant radiation therapy and surgical resection. Patients with upper or lower extremity sarcomas will be considered for enrollment.

Conditions

  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Interventions

OTHER

neoadjuvant exercise therapy

brief exercise regimen completed immediately prior to neoadjuvant radiation therapy. Rubber bands will be used for the exercise training of patients with lower extremity tumors while an electronic hand-held dynamometer will be used for the exercise training for patients with upper extremity tumors.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    collaborator OTHER

  • Duke University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William Eward, DVM, MD · Duke Orthopedic Oncology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-30
Primary Completion
2030-01-01
Completion
2030-01-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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