The Effect of Endurance Training in Patients With Prostate Cancer

Inge Holm

Status: Completed

Conditions: Prostate Cancer; Insulin Sensitivity; Body Composition, Beneficial

Treatments: Behavioral: endurance training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01584960

H-D-2008-015

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of endurance on PSA doubling time in prostate cancer patients with an elevation in PSA following radical prostatectomy for localized cancer. Furthermore, underlying mechanisms such as reduction in inflammatory markers and improvement in insulin sensitivity and body composition are investigated.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Prostate cancer patients with an increase in PSA following radical prostatectomy

Exclusion criteria

• severe cardiovascular disease
• severe arthritis
• severe neuropathy
• severe hypertension
• therapy with antidiabetic agents
• other treatment for prostate cancer than radical prostatectomy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Prostate cancer, endurance training

Experimental group

Description:

Prostate cancer patients doing 2 years of home-based endurance training Cross over design with a control group with no intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: endurance training