Strength for Health
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Colorectal Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/13/2015 |
| Start Date: | June 2013 |
| Contact: | Kate Wolin, ScD |
| Email: | kwolin@luc.edu |
| Phone: | 7083279088 |
Safety and Efficacy of Home-based Resistance Training in Colorectal Cancer Survivors
Despite a robust literature on the benefits of exercise for cancer survivors, most of the
research to date falls in two primary areas - aerobic exercise and breast cancer survivors.
The focus on aerobic training alone is a concern as resistance training is critical for
building the muscle mass necessary to maintain physical function. However, concerns have
been raised about the potential for higher than tolerated adverse event rates during
resistance training, particularly that which is unsupervised, despite a history of safe use
of resistance training in other chronically diseased patient populations. The aim of this
pilot study is to demonstrate the feasibility, safety and quality of life benefit of a
home-based resistance-training program among colorectal cancer survivors. The investigators
will recruit n=30 men and women with stage I-III colon cancer. Participants will be
randomized to a home-based exercise intervention that combines aerobic and resistance
exercise. Control arm participants will receive a home-based meditation program.
research to date falls in two primary areas - aerobic exercise and breast cancer survivors.
The focus on aerobic training alone is a concern as resistance training is critical for
building the muscle mass necessary to maintain physical function. However, concerns have
been raised about the potential for higher than tolerated adverse event rates during
resistance training, particularly that which is unsupervised, despite a history of safe use
of resistance training in other chronically diseased patient populations. The aim of this
pilot study is to demonstrate the feasibility, safety and quality of life benefit of a
home-based resistance-training program among colorectal cancer survivors. The investigators
will recruit n=30 men and women with stage I-III colon cancer. Participants will be
randomized to a home-based exercise intervention that combines aerobic and resistance
exercise. Control arm participants will receive a home-based meditation program.
The investigators will recruit n=30 patients with stage I-III colorectal cancer and
randomize them to a 12-week resistance training intervention with Theraband and existing
evidence- based materials or attention control using a meditation intervention. Using an
electronic survey tool, patients will complete a baseline questionnaire on key outcomes
(quality of life, fatigue, side effects) and potential confounders and will consent to a
medical record review. These will also be assessed via at 4 weeks post randomization and 12
weeks post randomization. Participants in the intervention group will receive one-time in
person instruction in the exercises derived from the existing evidence base of home-based
resistance training programs for older adults and cancer survivors. They will be sent home
with a book demonstrating the exercises, a log and a set of appropriate resistance bands.
Weekly follow-up calls will occur for the duration of the intervention and updates on the
call results will be provided to the colon cancer clinic nurse so that care is integrated.
Participants in the attention control group will be mailed a meditation CD. Follow-up in the
control group will parallel that of the intervention group, with weekly calls.
randomize them to a 12-week resistance training intervention with Theraband and existing
evidence- based materials or attention control using a meditation intervention. Using an
electronic survey tool, patients will complete a baseline questionnaire on key outcomes
(quality of life, fatigue, side effects) and potential confounders and will consent to a
medical record review. These will also be assessed via at 4 weeks post randomization and 12
weeks post randomization. Participants in the intervention group will receive one-time in
person instruction in the exercises derived from the existing evidence base of home-based
resistance training programs for older adults and cancer survivors. They will be sent home
with a book demonstrating the exercises, a log and a set of appropriate resistance bands.
Weekly follow-up calls will occur for the duration of the intervention and updates on the
call results will be provided to the colon cancer clinic nurse so that care is integrated.
Participants in the attention control group will be mailed a meditation CD. Follow-up in the
control group will parallel that of the intervention group, with weekly calls.
Inclusion Criteria:
- stage I-III colorectal cancer
- completed surgical treatment
- at least 12 weeks post-surgery.
- at least 4 weeks post adjuvant therapy.
- age 18 and older.
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients who had surgery more than 24 months ago.
- patients with related pre-existing conditions (i.e., Crohn's disease, ulcerative
colitis, familial polyposis syndromes).
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