Trial Information
Physical Exercise for Patients With Prostate Cancer During Androgen Deprivation Therapy - A Randomized Trial
Inclusion Criteria:
- Newly diagnosed locally advanced prostate cancer (clinical stage T2 and T3)
- Referred to RH and UUS for radiotherapy
- < 75 years
- Capable of reading and writing Norwegian
- Treating oncologist must approve of the subjects' participation
- Living within approximately 1 hour from Oslo by car or public transportation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Routinely resistance training with manuals
- Medication for osteoporosis (i.e. bisphosphonates)
- Conditions of a severity that contraindicate exercise without adjusted actions
- Mentally incompetent conditions
- Conditions of a severity that complicates the ability to participate in a supervised
training program
Type of Study:
Interventional
Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Outcome Measure:
lean body mass
Outcome Time Frame:
before ADT, before and after the intervention
Safety Issue:
No
Principal Investigator
Lene Thorsen, PhD
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
Oslo University Hospital
Authority:
Norway:National Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics
Study ID:
REK - 08/212b
NCT ID:
NCT00658229
Start Date:
November 2008
Completion Date:
May 2012
Related Keywords:
- Prostate Cancer
- Exercise
- Prostatic
- Neoplasm
- Androgen
- Deprivation
- Prostatic Neoplasms