NCT06500169

Golf Recreational Exercise for Enhanced Survivorship in Prostate Cancer Survivors

Golf Recreational Exercise for Enhanced Survivorship in Prostate Cancer Survivors Undergoing Hormone Therapy (GREENS)

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Southern California · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 55 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This clinical trial evaluates a golf recreational exercise program for enhancing survivorship in underrepresented prostate cancer survivors. Golf is a multimodal recreational activity that requires participants to utilize all muscle groups to perform the golf swing, walk over hilly and uneven terrain, maintain balance during putting and squat-like tasks. Physical activity and exercise are beneficial to physical function, cognitive function, psychosocial health, and overall quality of life during prostate cancer survivorship. These aspects of health are impacted by prostate cancer treatment, especially androgen deprivation therapy. Additionally, supervised, group-based activity programs facilitate participation in physical activity. Researchers want to examine the changes in functional abilities, psychosocial health, and quality of life following participation in in a golf program designed for prostate cancer survivors.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To recruit, screen, and enroll prostate cancer survivors. II. To examine the safety, feasibility, and adherence, of the 10-week (wk) GREENS program. III. To analyze the pre-post intervention data and examine the effects (assessed by Hedges g) of the program on: IIIa. Physical capacity; IIIb. Psychosocial wellness; IIIc. Health, and; IIId. Cognition. OUTLINE: Patients participate in the golf training program composed of group sessions over 1-2 hours with a Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) professional two times per week for ten weeks. Training consists of complimentary/warm up exercises integrated with pelvic floor muscle training, golf instruction, golf practice, and golf play on a Par 3 public golf course. Patients also wear an activity tracker and undergo blood sample collection on the study. After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up at 6 months.

Conditions

• Localized Prostate Carcinoma
• Locally Advanced Prostate Carcinoma
• Stage I Prostate Cancer American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) v8
• Stage II Prostate Cancer AJCC v8
• Stage III Prostate Cancer AJCC v8

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Biospecimen Collection	Undergo blood sample collection
PROCEDURE	Discussion	Ancillary studies
OTHER	Exercise Intervention	Complete golf related exercises
OTHER	Interview	Ancillary studies
OTHER	Medical Device Usage and Evaluation	Wear activity tracker
PROCEDURE	Physical Examination	Ancillary studies
OTHER	Physical Performance Testing	Ancillary studies
OTHER	Questionnaire Administration	Ancillary studies
OTHER	Recreational Therapy	Participate in golf program

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-01
• Primary completion: 2026-09-01
• Completion: 2027-09-01
• First posted: 2024-07-15
• Last updated: 2025-12-04

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States