Exercise Versus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on Cancer-related Fatigue

Charité University Medicine Berlin

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 3

Conditions: Mood; Maximal Oxygen Uptake; Fatigue

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise; Behavioral: Cognitive behavioural therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01035203

176-25/kmo

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators compare the effects of two interventions, an endurance exercise program and a cognitive behavioural therapy, on the fatigue, quality of life, mood and physical performance of patients with a cancer-related fatigue syndrome. The intervention will be carried out for 4 weeks. Tests will be carried out at the beginning and at the end of the study.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18-70
• Histologically confirmed neoplastic disease
• Treatment (chemotherapy or radiation) completed.
• No treatment in the previous 4 weeks
• Ability to understand written German

Exclusion criteria

• Health conditions which can be aggravated by exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Cognitive behavioural therapy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive behavioural therapy

Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Endurance training (walking on a treadmill) 3 x weekly for 4 weeks

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise