Status:
COMPLETED
Benefits of Exercise Training in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Organ-Preserving Definitive Therapy
Lead Sponsor:
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Conditions:
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential benefit of an individualized resistance exercise-training program during radiotherapy for patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer.
Detailed Description
Patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer are treated with radiation therapy (with/without chemotherapy) to avoid large surgical procedures. However, definitive radiation treatments can caus...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage II-IV head and neck squamous cell carcinoma who are beginning first-line non-surgical treatment with radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy or targeted agents), and who are capable of understanding and adhering to the protocol requirements.
- Patients must be willing to comply with the study procedures and visits
Exclusion
- Active cardiopulmonary disease
- Substantial dementia (based on Folstein Mini Mental State Examination \<24 out of 30)
- Acute medical conditions, such as acute flare-up of joint condition or infection
- Participants must not be actively receiving physical therapy, at time of enrollment, or actively exercising 2 or more hours a day, with the intent to continue that regimen
- Patients refusing a percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy (PEG) Tube needed for nutrition, as determined necessary by treating physician
- Patients are actively being treated for another cancer at the time of enrollment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
24 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01794481
Start Date
January 1 2010
End Date
March 1 2015
Last Update
May 20 2015
Active Locations (2)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
1
Veterans Affairs (VA) Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105
2
The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109