Exploration the Effect of Walking Program in Patients With Colorectal Cancer

National Taiwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colorectal Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: muscular strength

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01595256

201109041RB

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aims of this four-year study are to

1. explore the relationships between fatigue and muscle strength (i.e., upper limbs and lower legs)
2. comparison with the effects of 8-week, 12-week moderate intensity of walking program on muscle strength and fatigue.
3. develop a clinical guidelines of home-based walking program for patients with colorectal cancer receiving active treatment and survivors in Taiwan.
4. explore the relationships among the self-report fatigue intensity and metabolism.

Enrollment: 237 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with colorectal cancer in receiving active treatment or completed treatment within 5years.
• Patients in Different Stages.
• Aged above 18.

Exclusion criteria

• KPS<60

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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237 participants in 2 patient groups

walking group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: muscular strength

usual care

No Intervention group