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Rehabilitation Intervention to Prevent Adverse Events Related to Androgen-deprivation Therapy (ADT) in Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer (PCa): a Single Arm Feasibility Study (ReCaP Study)

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Rehabilitation
Metastatic Prostate Cancer (PCa) in ADT
Interventions
Procedure: rehabilitation
Registration Number
NCT06238596
Lead Sponsor
Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Reggio Emilia
Brief Summary

This is a drug-free, single arm, single center, superiority, interventional study aimed at treatment feasibility.

The main aim of the current study is to assess feasibility of a tailored exercise program as measured by adherence to exercise program in metastatic PCa patients undergoing ADT.

Secondary aims are: to deepen the knowledge on other feasibility aspects (recruitment/retention), to monitor safety, to assess the effects in reducing the AEs of ADT (on loss of strength, loss of physical performance and fatigue, number of accidental falls and fractures), to monitor pain and the change in physical activity habits.

The rehabilitation intervention will be led by a Physiotherapist and will include: a 12 weeks standardized multicomponent exercise (aerobic, resistance, balance and flexibility, and impact exercise if indicated), supervised by the physiotherapist, on an outpatient basis or in telerehabilitation. This program will be adapted to single patient needs. Every exercise session will last almost 60 minutes and patients will be supervised twice a week. One more exercise session per week will be self-managed by patients.

At baseline a physiatrist will visit patients with bone metastasis and collect data on sites of bone metastasis, associated level of pain, and risk of pathological fractures. For all participants, the physiotherapist will assess muscle strength (Hand Grip Strength-HGS), physical performance (Short Physical Performance Battery-SPPB), level of fatigue (FACIT-F), and data collection on physical activity habits (International Physical Activity Questionnaire-IPAQ).

The enrollment will be closed after 1 year from the activation of the study or when the target of patients will be reached, whichever occurs firstly.

For each patient, data will be collected for 12 months. The duration of the study is expected to be around 2 years.

Follow-ups are scheduled at 12 weeks, 24 weeks and 12 months.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
38
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of prostatic adenocarcinoma;
  • Metastatic disease candidate to ADT treatment and ADT free;
  • ECOG PS 0-1.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Physical conditions that may limit adherence to the study (heart failure NYHA 3-4, pathologic fractures, previous disability limiting exercise, etc);
  • Psychological/psychiatric conditions that may limit adherence to the study (moderate-severe cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorders, etc.)
  • Other concomitant active malignancies

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
rehabilitation + standard of care (SOC)rehabilitationAll enrolled patients will start a supervised rehabilitation program for 12 weeks
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
adherence12 weeks

Defined as percentage of patients who complete treatment schedule ≥ 75%

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
retention rates12 weeks, 24 weeks, 12 months

percentage of enrolled patients undergoing re-evaluation at these times

hand grip strength (HGS)baseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks, 12 months

dichotomized as \<27 (low) and \>=27Kg (normal)

physical activity (PA)baseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks, 12 months

measured by International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

recruitment rate12 weeks, 24 weeks, 12 months

percentage of patients who agree to adhere to the study

fatigue12 weeks, 24 weeks, 12 months

measured by Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue Scale (FACIT-F)

safetybaseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks, 12 months

monitoring of accidental falls, traumatic and pathologic fractures occurred during the study course, and pain in the sites of bone metastasis (measured with NRS Scale); we will distinguish between AEs related to exercise program (pain or falls or fractures occurred during exercise sessions) from AEs not related to exercise;

physical performancebaseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks, 12 months

measured by Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SOC Oncologia Medica Provinciale

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Reggio Emilia, Italy

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