Exercise During Chemotherapy for Patients With Hematological Malignancies

Charité University Medicine Berlin

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 3

Conditions: Hematological Malignancies; Hematological Diseases

Treatments: Behavioral: Fatigue counseling; Other: Aerobic exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00884364

EA4/031/09

Details and patient eligibility

About

The trial will evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise in patients undergoing chemotherapy for the treatment of a hematological neoplastic disease.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hematological malignant disease
• Current chemotherapy
• Understanding of written German

Exclusion criteria

• Cardiorespiratory, metabolical, osteoarticular or immunological disorders which can be aggravated by exercise
• Pathological stress-ECG at recruitment

Trial design

60 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Fatigue counseling

Exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Aerobic exercise