- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00985400
Doctor-Recommended Home-Based Exercise Program or Relaxation Training in Improving Physical Function and Controlling Symptoms in Patients With Stage IV or Recurrent Colon Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery
Comparative Study of Oncologist Recommended, Home-Based Exercise Program and Relaxation Training for Physical Functioning and Symptom Control in Colon Cancer Patients
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
Study Groups:
If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will be randomly assigned (as in the flip of a coin) to 1 of 2 groups.
If you are in the exercise group, you will receive a doctor's recommendation to exercise (in-person advice and letters), newsletters on behavior change methods, resistance bands, a pedometer, and telephone counseling. A pedometer is a small device used to measure the number of steps you take.
If you are in the relaxation group, you will receive a doctor's recommendation to practice relaxation training (in-person advice and letters), newsletters on behavior change methods, written and video instructions for doing the relaxation techniques, and telephone counseling.
If you are in the Exercise Group:
- You will receive advice from your doctor (in person), physician's assistant, or other mid-level provider about exercising. You will be given advice on the use of your pedometer and resistance bands provided to you in this study, about the exercises provided and about keeping track of your progress on the exercise logs provided to you. You will also be given this advice in a letter.
- You will receive encouragement and support from a telephone counselor. The telephone counselor will contact you once a week for the first 4 weeks and then once a month for 12 weeks. The call will take about 5 minutes to complete.
- You will receive newsletters with stories about other cancer survivor experiences.
- You will be do resistance exercises using the resistance bands 2 days a week.
If you are in the Relaxation Group:
- You will receive advice from your doctor (in person), physician's assistant or other mid-level provider about relaxation techniques. You will be given advice on practicing the breathing and meditation techniques provided to you in this study, on how long and how often you are performing your relaxation techniques, and on keeping track of your relaxation practice on the relaxation logs provided to you. -You will also be given this advice in a letter.
- You will receive encouragement and support from a telephone counselor. The telephone counselor will contact you once a week for the first 4 weeks and then once a month for 12 weeks. The call will take about 5 minutes to complete.
- You will receive newsletters with stories about other cancer survivor experiences.
- You will be perform the relaxation techniques at least 15 minutes a day for 5-7 days a week.
All participants will continue the group exercises or relaxation techniques for 16 weeks.
Follow-Up Visit:
You will have a follow-up visit during Weeks 16-20. At this visit, you will complete the following tests and procedures:
- Your medical history will be recorded.
- Your performance status will be recorded.
- You will complete the 11 questionnaires.
- You will complete the exercise tests to measure how your body uses oxygen, to test your lower body strength, to test your upper body strength, and to test your flexibility and balance.
Length of Study:
You will remain on study for 16-20 weeks.
This is an investigational study.
Up to 154 patients will take part in this multicenter study. Up to 154 may be enrolled at MD Anderson.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Texas
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Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-4009
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of stage IV or recurrent colorectal cancer
- Age >/= 18 years
- ECOG performance status of 0 -1
- Able to communicate in English or Spanish
- Able to give informed consent
- Adequate organ function -Total bilirubin < 1.5 x the institutional upper-normal limits (IUNL); AST (SGOT) and/or ALT (SGPT) < 2.5 x IUNL; Patients with liver metastasis AST/ (SGOT) and/or ALT (SGPT) < 5 x IUNL
- Adequate bone marrow function: - Absolute neutrophil count > 1,000/microLiters; Platelets > 50,000/microLiters
- Able to ambulate without assistance
- Has access to a telephone in order to receive pre-recorded telephone messages and for multiple counseling sessions.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Major surgery in the past 8 weeks
- Medical contraindications to home-based exercise as defined by the treating physician
- Symptomatic Bone Metastases
- Unstable Angina (current symptomatic angina at time of enrollment)
- Class III/IV heart failure according to NYHA classification system
- Pulmonary conditions that require oxygen
- Unable to ambulate without assistance (cane, walker, etc)
- Exercising at a moderate-vigorous intensity for 150 minutes or more per week, exercising at a vigorous intensity for more than 20 minutes on 3 or more days per week, or performing resistance exercises for more than 20 minutes per day on two or more days per week for 3 months or more.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Exercise Program
Arm I (exercise program): Oncologist advice; Resistance bands & pedometer with written/DVD instructions for resistance exercise twice a week for 16 weeks.
Brief moderate-intensity walks multiple times a day for a total of 30 minutes increasing steps weekly by 10% to reach a minimum of 10,000 steps a day.
Monthly newsletters; Telephone counseling weekly for 4 weeks then monthly for 12 weeks; and tailored message telephone prompts once every 2 weeks during last 12 weeks of the study intervention.
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Other Names:
Resistance exercising using resistance bands 2 days per week, and brief moderate-intensity walks multiple times a day for a total of 30 minutes increasing steps weekly by 10% to reach a minimum of 10,000 steps a day
Patients will receive encouragement and social support from a telephone counselor once a week for the first 4 weeks and then once a month for the remaining 12 weeks.
Patients will receive advice from their doctor (in person), physician assistant, or other midlevel provider about exercising.
They will also be given this advice in a letter.
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Experimental: Relaxation Intervention
Arm II (relaxation program): Oncologist advice; Written/CD audio instructions on diaphragmatic breathing and guided imagery.
Practice relaxation techniques for 15 minutes/day, 5-7 days/week, for 16 weeks.
Monthly newsletters, telephone counseling, and tailored-message telephone prompts as in arm I.
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Other Names:
Patients will receive encouragement and social support from a telephone counselor once a week for the first 4 weeks and then once a month for the remaining 12 weeks.
Patients will receive advice from their doctor (in person), physician assistant, or other midlevel provider about exercising.
They will also be given this advice in a letter.
Relaxation techniques (breathing and meditation) provided at least 15 minutes per day for 5-7 days per week.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Recruitment rate
Time Frame: 3 year study period
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3 year study period
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Patient retention
Time Frame: 3 year study period
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3 year study period
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Program and assessment implementation
Time Frame: 3 year study period
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3 year study period
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Patient adherence to behavioral recommendations
Time Frame: Up to 20 weeks
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Up to 20 weeks
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Effect size of the exercise intervention on physical function
Time Frame: Up to 20 weeks
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Up to 20 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Effect size of the exercise intervention on symptoms and quality of life
Time Frame: Up to 20 weeks
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Up to 20 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Study Chair: Karen Basen-Engquist, PhD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
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
- 2009-0288
- MDA-2009-0288
- CDR0000654446 (Other Identifier: NCI Clinical Trials)
- NCI-2011-02280 (Registry Identifier: NCI CTRP)
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