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Clinical Trial: A Pilot Study of Exercise in Patients With Docetaxel-Based Chemotherapy for Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer
This study is not yet open for patient recruitment.
Verified by Alberta Cancer Board December 2005
Purpose
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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| -Prostatic Neoplasms -Neoplasm Metastasis -Palliative Care | Behavior: Exercise training | Phase II |
MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer; Cancer Alternative Therapies; Prostate Cancer
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Secondary Outcomes: -quality of life; -functional abilities
Expected Total Enrollment: 30
Study start: February 2006
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- diagnosis of prostate cancer
- receiving docetaxel-based chemotherapy at the CCI
- age 18 years or over
- approval of oncologist
- informed written consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- life expectancy less than 6 months
- Karnofsky performance score less than 70
- contraindications for exercise (e.g. uncontrolled cardiac, respiratory, hypertensive or psychiatric disorder)
- unable to understand, read, write and speak English
- unable or unwilling to attend supervised exercise sessions 3 times weekly
- unable or unwilling to complete outcome assessments
Location and Contact Information
Canada, Alberta
Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada
Clare Stevinson, PhD, Sub-Investigator
Kerry Courneya, M.D., Principal Investigator, Cross Cancer Institute
More Information
Last Updated: January 3, 2006
Record first received: December 30, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00271687
Health Authority: Canada: Health Canada
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2006-01-10

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