Pilot Intervention Study of the Impact of Sustainable Daily Physical Activity on Health and Quality of Life in a Cohort of Men With Prostate Cancer in Sweden: Steps for PRosTAte Cancer Health and Survival (SPaRTACuS)
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Prostatic Neoplasm
- Sponsor
- Örebro University, Sweden
- Enrollment
- 42
- Locations
- 1
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 13 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether sustainable daily physical activity is effective in improving biological indicators of health and self-reported quality of life in men with prostate cancer.
Detailed Description
Living with prostate cancer is a unique challenge faced by millions of men across the globe. Existing research has indicated many potential methods of attenuating prostate cancer progression and preserving patients' quality of life, but is lacking in definitive conclusions regarding the effectiveness of these methods in practice. This study seeks to further investigate the impact of post-diagnosis physical activity on biological indicators of health and self-reported quality of life in a cohort of men with prostate cancer in Sweden. Participants are randomized to either a walking intervention group, which encourages walking 10,000 steps per day for one year, or to a standard-or-care control group, and followed for 11 weeks.
Investigators
Ove Andrén
Associate Professor and Chair of Urology
Örebro University, Sweden
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age 80 years or younger
- •Histologic confirmation of prostate cancer
- •Clinically or pathologically staged as locally advanced or early metastatic prostate cancer
- •Diagnosis within 1 year of study enrollment
- •Willing and able to walk 10,000 steps per day
Exclusion Criteria
- •Age greater than 80 years old at enrollment
- •Inability to understand the language spoken in host country
- •Physically unable to walk 100 meters unassisted
- •Diagnosed with dementia or severe psychiatric disease
- •Any prior cancer diagnosis
- •Has experienced a myocardial infarction or stroke within six months of cancer diagnosis
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified