Increasing Physical Activity of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer (I-PAP Study)
| Status: | Withdrawn |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 19 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | April 2008 |
| End Date: | August 2010 |
The general hypothesis of this research is that patients who have undergone treatments for
Head Neck Cancer have a decreased quality of life and experience depression and fatigue.
Increasing and sustaining physical activity of these patients will improve their emotional
well-beings, increase their immunological response, improve wound healing, lessen fatigue and
improve their general functionality and quality of life.
The purposes of this study are to: (1) determine the effectiveness of the 12-week exercise
intervention program in increasing physical activity in head and neck cancer patients; (2)
determine if physically active patients differ in quality of life, depression and fatigue
during the course of the study; and (3) determine if the change in physical activity levels
is related to changes in the immune responses in human.
Head Neck Cancer have a decreased quality of life and experience depression and fatigue.
Increasing and sustaining physical activity of these patients will improve their emotional
well-beings, increase their immunological response, improve wound healing, lessen fatigue and
improve their general functionality and quality of life.
The purposes of this study are to: (1) determine the effectiveness of the 12-week exercise
intervention program in increasing physical activity in head and neck cancer patients; (2)
determine if physically active patients differ in quality of life, depression and fatigue
during the course of the study; and (3) determine if the change in physical activity levels
is related to changes in the immune responses in human.
No data to report. No subjects enrolled
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Patients 19 years of age or above (Nebraska legal age).
2. Patients diagnosed with HNC who are seen at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
3. Patients who have undergone chemotherapy, radiation and/or surgery for their cancer.
4. Patients who have completed their cancer treatment at least 3 months prior.
5. Patients who have consented to participate in this study with approval by their
physicians.
6. Patients who have no significant mental impairment.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Patients who are on enteral feeding.
2. Patients who are not able to walk or whose surgeons report that walking is not
advisable.
3. Patients diagnosed with Lymphoma, Thyroid cancer or Melanoma.
4. Patients who are on antidepressant medications.
5. Patients who are unwilling to return to the clinic at the end of the study - after 12
weeks of intervention.
6. Patients participating in another research study involving a therapeutic intervention.
7. Patients with chronic medical and orthopedic conditions that would preclude physical
activity (e.g., congestive heart failure, recent knee or hip replacements).
8. Patients who are at 18 months or more after the start of cancer treatment.
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