Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Skeletal Muscle Remodeling in Colorectal Cancer

AdventHealth Translational Research Institute1 site in 1 country70 target enrollmentMay 1, 2023

ConditionsColonic Neoplasms Rectal Neoplasms

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Colonic Neoplasms
Sponsor: AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Enrollment: 70
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Whole-Body Intermuscular Adipose Tissue
Status: Recruiting
Last Updated: 10 months ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to quantify the effects of aerobic exercise training compared to attention control on intermuscular adipose tissue in colorectal cancer survivors.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 1, 2023

End Date

March 1, 2027

Last Updated

10 months ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

AdventHealth Translational Research Institute

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Justin Brown

Director, Exercise & Cancer Biology Research Program

AdventHealth Translational Research Institute

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Age ≥18 years
•Histologically confirmed stage I, II, or III colon or rectal cancer
•Completed surgical resection with curative intent
•Completed other cancer-directed treatments
•Engage in \<150 minutes per week of moderate- to vigorous-intensity structured endurance exercise
•No planned major surgery during the study period
•Readiness to exercise, as determined by a modified version of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
•Ability to provide written informed consent
•Provide written approval by a qualified healthcare professional
•Willing to be randomized

Exclusion Criteria

•Evidence of metastatic or recurrent colorectal cancer
•Concurrently actively treated other (non-colorectal) cancer
•Scheduled to receive other postoperative cancer-directed treatment(s)
•Currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant within the next 24 weeks
•Currently participating in another study with competing outcomes
•Contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging
•Any dietary condition or restriction that would limit tolerance of a mixed meal challenge
•Any other cardiovascular, pulmonary, orthopedic, neurologic, psychiatric, or other condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would preclude participation or successful compliance with the protocol
•Any other situation that, in the opinion of the investigator, would negatively impact subject safety or successful compliance with the protocol