EXERCISE THERAPY: Counteracting mental health issues in men with prostate cancer through exercise

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Prostate Cancer; Mental Health; Cancer - Prostate; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001329459
• Lead Sponsor: Australian Catholic University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 7 December 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1) psychological distress as defined by a distress thermometer score of =>4
2) physician consent

Exclusion Criteria

1) acute illness or any musculoskeletal, cardiovascular or neurological disorder that could inhibit exercise or put participants at risk from exercising
2) unable to read and speak English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological Distress as determined by the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (cancer-specific)[Baseline (0 months), post-intervention (3 months) and 3-month follow-up (6 months)];Psychological Distress as determined by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (generic)[Baseline (0 months), post-intervention (3 months) and 3-month follow-up (6 months)];Psychological Distress as determined by the Male Depression Risk Scale (gender specific)[Baseline (0 months), post-intervention (3 months) and 3-month follow-up (6 months)]