Exercise in All ChemoTherapy
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 3/27/2019 |
| Start Date: | April 1, 2017 |
| End Date: | April 30, 2019 |
Exercise in all Chemotherapy (EnACT) is a study to assess safety, feasibility, and
acceptability of an exercise program within chemotherapy. This will be a single group study
to capture the effects of an exercise intervention on the average chemotherapy patient and
the patients compliance to the study.
acceptability of an exercise program within chemotherapy. This will be a single group study
to capture the effects of an exercise intervention on the average chemotherapy patient and
the patients compliance to the study.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and females ≥18 years of age
- Fluent in written and spoken English
- Must be able to provide and understand informed consent
- Must have an ECOG PS of ≤ 2
- Diagnosed with a solid tumor malignancy
- Cancer patients (stage 1-4)
- Scheduled to receive chemotherapy at Penn State Cancer Institute
- Absence of absolute contraindications for exercise according to the American Heart
Association
- Primary attending oncologist approval
Exclusion Criteria:
- Receiving chemotherapy at a location other than Penn State Cancer Institute
- Not fluent in written and spoken English
- Hematological malignancy
- Evidence in the medical record of an absolute contraindication for exercise
- Cardiac exclusion criteria:
- Class II, III or IV heart failure as defined by the New York Heart Association
(NYHA) functional classification system
- History of acute coronary syndromes (including myocardial infarction and unstable
angina), coronary angioplasty or stenting within the past 6 months prior to the
start of chemotherapy
- Uncontrolled arrhythmias; patients with rate controlled atrial fibrillation for
>1 month prior to start of chemotherapy may be eligible
- syncope
- acute myocarditis, pericarditis, or endocarditis
- acute pulmonary embolus or pulmonary infarction
- thrombosis of lower extremities
- suspected dissecting aneurysm
- pulmonary edema
- respiratory failure
- acute non-cardiopulmonary disorder that may affect exercise performance or be
aggravated by exercise
- mental impairment leading to inability to cooperate
- Non-English speaking
- Pregnant women
- Children (the protocol will only include individuals 18 and older)
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