Exercise During the Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

Phase 3

• Conditions: Fatigue; Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Interventions: Other: Supervised exercise; Other: Exercise Instruction

• Registration Number: NCT00883714
• Lead Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Brief Summary

The study will evaluate the effects of a structured endurance exercise program on the physical performance, the mood and the complications of patients with hematological malignancies undergoing a high-dose chemotherapy followed by an allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-04-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-04-17
• Study First Posted: 2009-04-20
• Study Start: 2009-05
• Status Verified: 2009-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-12-21
• Last Update Posted: 2009-12-23
• Primary Completion: 2011-04
• Study Completion: 2011-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Neoplastic malignancy
• Allogeneic peripheral stem cell transplantation
• Proficiency in German

Exclusion Criteria

• Cardiorespiratory, metabolical, osteoarticular or immunological disorders which can be aggravated by exercise
• Pathological stress-ECG at admission

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Supervised exercise	Supervised exercise	-
Control group	Exercise Instruction	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
VO2max	At recruitment and after 4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Complications	4 weeks
Mood	At recruitment and after 4 weeks
Requirement for blood and platelets transfusions	4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Section Sports Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30; 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany