Adherence to a Recommended Exercise Regimen in Colorectal Cancer Patients

Beth Israel Lahey Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colorectal Cancer (CRC)

Treatments: Behavioral: exercise counseling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00977613

003-07

Details and patient eligibility

About

Given the apparent effect of 18 metabolic equivalent task-hours of activity/week in improving disease free survival in patients with treated stage 3 colon cancer and the survival benefit of exercise demonstrated in patients with stage II and III colorectal cancer, the primary objective is to evaluate compliance at 6 months with post-treatment recommendations for a minimum of 18 metabolic units of physical activity each week in patients who have completed therapy for stage 2 and stage 3 colorectal cancer.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with histological confirmation of stage 2 or stage 3 colorectal cancer.
2. Ability to sign written informed consent.
3. WHO performance status of 2 or better.
4. No evidence of recurrent disease or death prior to second questionnaire.
5. Patients with declining physical activity within 90 days of second physical activity assessment will be excluded.

There are no exclusion criteria

Trial design

50 participants in 1 patient group

life style counseling

Other group

Description:

Treated stage 2 and 3 colorectal cancer patients were counseled to exercise at least to the equivalent of 18 metabolic hours per week and were assessed over 6 months.

Treatment:

Behavioral: exercise counseling