A Structured Walking Program or Standard Therapy in Cancer Patients Undergoing a Donor Bone Marrow Transplant

September 5, 2014 updated by: University of Minnesota

A Randomized Trial of the Effect of a Walking Regimen on the Functional Status of Adult Allogeneic Donor Bone Marrow Transplant Patients

RATIONALE: A walking program may improve the ability to carry out daily activities after donor bone marrow transplant.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying a structured walking program to see how well it works compared with standard therapy in cancer patients undergoing a donor bone marrow transplant.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Compare the effects of a structured walking regimen vs normal standard care on functional status at day 100 after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in patients with cancer.

Secondary

  • Compare the effects of these regimens on patient survival at day 100 and at 1 year after transplantation.
  • Compare patient satisfaction with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 intervention arms.

  • Arm I: Beginning 2-3 days after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, patients walk on a treadmill or in the hospital hallways twice daily for ≥ 15 minutes. After discharge and continuing for up to 100 days post-transplantation, patients walk once daily for ≥ 30 minutes. Patients record their walking times daily in a journal.
  • Arm II: Patients receive no special instructions regarding exercise other than the normal standard of care.

All patients complete questionnaires at discharge and at day 100 post-transplantation measuring daily exercise activities, satisfaction with the recommended walking regimen, and functional status.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 90 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

115

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of 1 of the following malignancies:

    • Acute lymphocytic leukemia
    • Chronic myelogenous leukemia
    • Acute myeloid leukemia
    • Hodgkin's lymphoma
    • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
    • Myelodysplastic syndromes
    • Other malignancy
  • Undergoing concurrent allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Able to walk

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Difference in functional status as measured by Karnofsky performance scores at day 0 of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation and at day 100 post-transplantation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Survival at day 100 and at 1 year post-transplantation
Patient satisfaction with the suggested exercise regimen as measured by the Wilcoxon test using a 5-point rating scale

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Minnesota

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Todd Defor, MS, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 7, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 7, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

March 9, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 8, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 5, 2014

Last Verified

September 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2002NT039
  • UMN-2002LB039
  • UMN-BMT-MT2002-04S

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