- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00827164
Resistance Training During Radiation Therapy for Pharyngeal or Laryngeal Cancer
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Head and neck cancer (HNCa) patients often lose significant body weight and lean mass which is associated with higher mortality, greater fatigue, poorer quality of life, and reduced physical functioning. Because nutritional supplementation may not consistently improve lean body mass, resistance training may be beneficial. HNCa patients experience unique side effects that impact nutritional status, limiting generalization of exercise intervention study results in other cancer types to HNCa patients. Therefore, 44 HNCa patients will be enrolled in a randomized controlled trial with the following study aims:
Primary study aim: Because this pilot proposal is among the first to attempt a randomized controlled exercise trial in HNCa patients, the primary study aim examines feasibility (e.g., study acceptance, recruitment, intervention process evaluation, adherence, adverse events, retention). The investigators hypothesize that study procedures will require minor alterations in future studies.
Secondary study aim #1: Because effect sizes are necessary for planning efficacy trials, the proposal will compare the effect of a 12-week resistance training plus nutritional counseling intervention versus nutritional counseling alone on muscle strength, lean body mass, physical functioning, fatigue, and quality of life in HNCa patients receiving radiation with or without chemotherapy. The investigators hypothesize that patients receiving resistance training with nutritional counseling will demonstrate greater improvements in the outcomes when compared with participants receiving nutritional counseling alone.
Secondary study aim #2: To enhance adherence in future intervention trials, this proposal will determine resistance training and nutritional adherence rates and associated factors among HNCa patients using attendance records, exercise logs, diet records, self-administered survey, and medical record review. The investigators hypothesize that adherence rates will be lower than that of other cancer populations with correlates including demographic, medical, and psychosocial factors.
Assessments will occur at baseline (first week of radiation), week 6 (mid-intervention), and week 12 (post-intervention). Qualitative and quantitative (e.g., rates, 95% confidence intervals) will assess feasibility and mixed model ANOVA will examine group differences. This information is critical for the design of future resistance training efficacy trials in HNCa patients to prevent lean body mass loss in HNCa patients, potentially reducing mortality, minimizing fatigue, and improving physical functioning and quality of life.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Alabama
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Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion criteria:
- 1st time diagnosis of head and neck cancer (stage I, II, III, or IV; pharyngeal, laryngeal, nasopharyngeal, oral, floor of mouth, tongue, palate, maxillary, or mandibular)
- age 19 to 90 years old
- English speaking
- radiation therapy planned or underway < 1 week
- Karnofsky performance status ≥ 60%, and
- able to stand
Exclusion Criteria:
- dementia or organic brain syndrome
- severe emotional distress
- active schizophrenia
- quadriplegia or loss of use of limbs or torso
- tendon rupture
- muscle tear
- another diagnoses of cancer in the past 5 years, and
- oncologist refuses to allow screening for possible study participation
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: NONE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: Resistance Training
Patient will meet with an exercise specialist once per week for the first 6 weeks.
Patients will receive guidance in a safe and appropriate exercise regimen based on specific medical history and preference.
An exercise specialist will telephone weekly for consultation and support once per week for the final 6 weeks.
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Patient will meet with an exercise specialist once per week for the first 6 weeks.
Patients will receive guidance in a safe and appropriate exercise regimen based on specific medical history and preference.
An exercise specialist will telephone weekly for consultation and support once per week for the final 6 weeks.
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OTHER: Nutrition Counseling
Patients will meet once per week with dietitian for the first 6 weeks in 60 minute sessions.
Dietitian will telephone each patient weekly for the final 6 weeks of counseling and support.
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Patients will meet once per week with dietitian for the first 6 weeks in 60 minute sessions.
Dietitian will telephone each patient weekly for the final 6 weeks of counseling and support.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Number of head and neck cancer patients recruited to participate
Time Frame: up to 24 months
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to test the feasibility of a randomized controlled exercise trial in head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation therapy
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up to 24 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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change in muscle strength
Time Frame: baseline, week 6, and week 12
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dynamometer measurement
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baseline, week 6, and week 12
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Number of patients who adhere to cohort activity schedule
Time Frame: baseline, week 6, and week 12
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completion of exercise or diet recommendations
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baseline, week 6, and week 12
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change in lean body mass
Time Frame: baseline, week 6, week 12
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bioelectrical impedence
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baseline, week 6, week 12
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change in physical functioning
Time Frame: baseline, week 6, week 12
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physical performance by doing a semi-tandem, tandem, or side by side stance with the feet, an 8 foot walk time, and 5 chair rise and sits
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baseline, week 6, week 12
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change in fatigue level
Time Frame: baseline, week 6, week 12
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13-item Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Fatigue scale
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baseline, week 6, week 12
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change in quality of life
Time Frame: baseline, week 6, week 12
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37-item Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Head and Neck scale
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baseline, week 6, week 12
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Rogers LQ, Rao K, Malone J, Kandula P, Ronen O, Markwell SJ, Courneya KS, Robbins KT. Factors associated with quality of life in outpatients with head and neck cancer 6 months after diagnosis. Head Neck. 2009 Sep;31(9):1207-14. doi: 10.1002/hed.21084.
- Rogers LQ, Malone J, Rao K, Courneya KS, Fogleman A, Tippey A, Markwell SJ, Robbins KT. Exercise preferences among patients with head and neck cancer: prevalence and associations with quality of life, symptom severity, depression, and rural residence. Head Neck. 2009 Aug;31(8):994-1005. doi: 10.1002/hed.21053.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- ROG-SCCI 09-001-1
- UAB IRB X121218021 (OTHER_GRANT: American Institute for Cancer Research)
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