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CompletedNCT03021174

Exercise and Nutrition Interventions During Chemotherapy

A Feasibility Pilot Study on the Effects of Exercise on Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Interoceptive Brain Circuitry

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
21 (actual)
Sponsor
University of Rochester · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This is a feasibility pilot study to initiate a research program to assess the effects of exercise on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (numbness, tingling, and pain in the hands and feet).

Detailed description

This is a feasibility pilot study to help obtain external funding for a larger study to assess the effects of exercise on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), which is a dose-limiting and painful side effect of chemotherapy for which there are no established treatments. The investigators will conduct a two-arm randomized clinical trial in 40 cancer patients receiving chemotherapy where Arm 1 is 12 weeks of exercise during chemotherapy and Arm 2 is 12 weeks of nutrition education (control condition) during chemotherapy. The investigators will acquire data on CIPN via patient reports and clinical assessments as well as general pain and hypothetical mechanistic factors that may help explain how exercise may treat CIPN; these factors include measures of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, neuropsychological, and immunological function. The primary outcomes are related to the feasibility of identifying, recruiting, and obtaining complete data from research participants.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALEXCAP Exercise12 weeks of at-home walking and resistance exercise
BEHAVIORALNutrition Education Control12 weeks of implementing eating tips

Timeline

Start date
2017-06-28
Primary completion
2018-10-11
Completion
2018-10-11
First posted
2017-01-13
Last updated
2019-07-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03021174. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.