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Behavioral Exercise Training to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Behavioral Exercise Training to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Men Undergoing Androgen Deprivation Therapy (EXTRA-PC)

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
40 Years to 85 Years
Sex
Male only
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

To test the preliminary effectiveness of a home-based exercise training (ET) intervention to improve exercise capacity (VO2 peak \& 6-minute walk distance \[6MWD\]) among prostate cancer (PC) patients compared to controls receiving healthy living education (HLE) at 12 weeks.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Be diagnosed with stage II/III/IV prostate cancer * Be currently undergoing treatment with ADT (intermittent or prolonged) * Have completed local curative-intent treatment, including prostatectomy or definitive radiation; * Be \>40 years of age up to 85; * Be willing to sign an informed consent with HIPAA authorization form; * Not have any hearing or sight impairments that result in the inability to use the telephone or hear normal conversation; * Must be able to join an intervention group by personal computer, smartphone or telephone call and should agree to recording of an interview; * Be without any serious medical condition that precludes safe participation in an exercise program; * Speak English Exclusion Criteria: * Be unable to undergo MRI (i.e., ferromagnetic materials in body, inability to lie flat, claustrophobia); * Have contraindications to exercise testing; * Have pre-existing overt cardiovascular disease/heart failure; * Active illness/infection; * Hemoglobin \< 7.0 grams/dL * Platelet count \< 10 x 109/L

Study sites (2)

VA