Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT00884364
Exercise During Chemotherapy for Patients With Hematological Malignancies
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The trial will evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise in patients undergoing chemotherapy for the treatment of a hematological neoplastic disease.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Aerobic exercise | The patients will carry out an aerobic exercise program consisting of walking on a treadmill for 30 minutes at an intensity of 80% of the maximum heart rate. The training will be carried out three times a week. |
| BEHAVIORAL | Fatigue counseling | The patients will receive a counseling regarding the causes of fatigue, how to cope with this symptom, and general recommendations about exercise. However, they will not participate at a structured exercise program. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-04-01
- Completion
- 2011-09-01
- First posted
- 2009-04-20
- Last updated
- 2009-12-23
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00884364. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.