Evaluation of the Cognitive Function of Patients After Stem Cell Transplantation
Patients (n = 60) will be randomized to an exercise or a control group. The randomization
will be stratified for allogeneic or autologous blood stem cell transplantation. Patients in
the exercise group will carry out an endurance training consisting of walking on a treadmill
at a speed corresponding to 80% of the maximum heart rate. The exercise program will be
carried out 3 times weekly for 8 weeks. Patients in the control group will receive
counseling about exercise and behavioural techniques to reduce fatigue, but they will not
participate at a structured exercise program. Physical performance (VO2max), cognitive
function, mood and quality of life will be evaluated at recruitment and after 8 weeks.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment
VO2max
Recruitment and after 8 weeks
No
Fernando Dimeo, MD
Principal Investigator
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Germany: Ethics Commission
EA4/028/09
NCT00884338
May 2009
September 2011
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