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Multimodal Telerehabilitation of Rural Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer

Who can join

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

Age
18 Years and older
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

In plain language

This small study tests a 12-week rehab program done from a distance for men in rural areas who take hormone-lowering therapy for advanced prostate cancer. It looks at how easy the program is to use, how well patients like it, and whether they keep up with the exercises.

Prostate cancer has a significant impact on patient quality of life (QoL) directly, as well as through the management of localized disease (such as surgery and radiation-related incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and bowel dysfunction), and via direct side effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) resulting in a considerable physical and psychological burden. Recent studies demonstrated the efficacy of multimodal rehabilitation for functional recovery, improvements in QoL, reduction in cancer symptoms, and secondary and tertiary prevention. Despite the mounting evidence regarding the benefits of multimodal rehabilitation for this population, multiple barriers limit the access of prostate cancer survivors to cancer rehabilitation, especially in rural areas. This study is a pilot study to assess usability, acceptability, and exercise adherence in 12-week multimodal telerehabilitation in patients receiving ADT with either high-risk or metastatic prostate cancer residing in rural areas.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Age 18 or older.
  • Have a confirmed diagnosis of prostate cancer.
  • Be a man getting standard hormone-lowering therapy (ADT) for high-risk cancer that has grown nearby, or as part of treatment for cancer that has spread farther.
  • Live in a rural area, based on your ZIP code.

Who can't join

  • Have unstable chest pain, high blood pressure that is not controlled, a recent heart attack, or a pacemaker.
  • Have painful or unstable cancer spots in the bones, or recent broken bones.
  • Already take part in a regular exercise rehab program.
  • Plan to move within the next 3 months.
  • Take part in another clinical trial.
  • Have a working home phone line or cell phone. The listing places this under reasons you cannot join.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 and older * Confirmed diagnosis of prostate cancer * Men receiving standard-of-care ADT either for high-risk, locally advanced prostate cancer or as a part of multicomponent management of metastatic prostate cancer * Residing in a rural community, as indicated by zip code in RUCA areas Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable angina, uncontrolled hypertension, recent myocardial infarction, pacemakers, painful or unstable bony metastases, or recent skeletal fractures * Engaged in a regular exercise rehabilitation program * Relocation plans within next 3 months * Participating in another clinical trial * Have a working telephone line in their home or a cell phone.

Study sites (1)

UT