Women With Cancer: An Exercise Study to Promote Health

June 30, 2015 updated by: Yale University

An Exercise Intervention to Improve Health in Postmenopausal Cancer Survivors

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of an aerobic-resistance exercise program compared to a home based physical activity program on bone mass, body composition, metabolic risk factors and cardiovascular fitness in women with cancer who have completed therapy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The proposed study will evaluate an endurance-resistive exercise intervention to attenuate the effects of menopause and cancer treatment (bone loss, increased body fat, decreased lean muscle mass, weight gain, decreased physical activity) in an at-risk population of female cancer survivors. Women with solid tumors (breast, gynecological, colo-rectal) and lymphoma who have completed primary and/or adjuvant therapy within the past three years and who are perimenopausal or early postmenopausal and any woman on an Aromatase Inhibitor will be recruited to participate in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a 12 month exercise intervention (N=75) versus a health promotion control group (N=75). The specific aims of the study are to: (1) examine the effects of an exercise intervention on bone mass (serum biomarkers, lumbar spine, hip DEXA) and body composition (whole body DEXA, weight, waist circumference), (2) examine the effect of an exercise intervention on metabolic risk factors (lipids, cholesterol, fasting glucose, insulin resistance, Hemoglobin A1-C, and blood pressure), and (3) examine the effects of an exercise intervention on functional status and cardiovascular fitness (exercise stress test).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

154

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06536-0740
        • Yale University

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 to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female
  • Cancer diagnosis
  • Postmenopausal

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Health condition contraindication to moderate physical activity

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
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: aerobic resistance
12 month aerobic resistance exercise at a fitness center
Behavioral: aerobic resistance exercise
three times per week aerobic resistance exercise for 12 months
Other Names:
  • physical activity
Active Comparator: home based physical activity
national recommendations for physical activity for adults
Behavioral: home based health promotion
education and support to adapt national guidelines for 30 minutes physical activity most days of the week
Other Names:
  • health promotion

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Bone mass-lumbar spine and hip (DEXA)
Time Frame: baseline, 12 months
Serum biomarkers for bone (serum NTX and serum osteocalcin) will be drawn at baseline, 6 and 12 months. Bone mass for lumbar spine and hip will be measured by DEXA scan at baseline and 12 months.
baseline, 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
body composition-% fat mass, % lean muscle mass (whole body DEXA)
Time Frame: baseline, 6, 12 months
Body composition will be assessed by waist circumference and whole body DEXA scan (% fat mass, % lean muscle mass) at baseline, 6 and 12 months
baseline, 6, 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Yale University

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: M. Tish Knobf, PhD, Yale University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 19, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 12, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

April 13, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 1, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 30, 2015

Last Verified

June 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0801003383
  • 1R01CA122658-01A2 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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