Status:
COMPLETED
Exercise and Quality of Life in Leukemia Patients
Lead Sponsor:
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Conditions:
Acute Leukemia
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of an exercise intervention on patient-reported anxiety, depression, fatigue, and sleep disturbances among acute leukemia patients. The investigator...
Detailed Description
The purpose of this randomized, prospective, longitudinal study is to evaluate the impact of an exercise intervention on patient-reported anxiety, depression, fatigue, and sleep disturbances outcomes ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Newly diagnosed with acute leukemia by pathology report
- Admitted for induction chemotherapy within in the previous 96 hours or +/- 3 days from initiation of induction chemotherapy
- An expected hospital stay of 3-4 weeks or longer
- Participation in the study must be approved by the physician directly responsible for the patient's care while at University of North Carolina -Hospitals
- Age \>21 years of age
- Willing and able to provide, signed informed consent
- Willing and able to use a computer to complete study questionnaires
- Ability to understand and speak English
Exclusion
- The criteria below will be determined by the patient's physician and a review of the patient's medical history. If any of the exclusion criteria are observed, the patients will be informed and excluded from participating in the study.
- Participation in this study will involve the same risks as any exercise regimen. Given the potential risks involved, patients will be screened for exclusion based upon the following criteria:
- Cardiovascular disease (unless the disease would not compromise the patient's ability to participate in the exercise rehabilitation program)
- Acute or chronic respiratory disease that would compromise the patient's ability to participate in the exercise rehabilitation program
- Acute or chronic bone, joint, or muscular abnormalities that would compromise the patient's ability to participate in the exercise rehabilitation program
- Inability to understand and speak English
- Dementia, altered mental status, or any psychiatric condition that would prohibit the understanding or rendering of informed consent
- Another active malignancy
- Patients will also be excluded if they have active bleeding, acute thrombosis, ischemia, hemodynamically unstable, and uncontrolled pain.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
18 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02246907
Start Date
January 1 2014
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
November 23 2016
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University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehenisive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599