Exercising Together: An Intervention for Prostate Cancer Survivors and Spouses

Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Exercising Together: An Intervention for Prostate Cancer Survivors and Spouses

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00954044
• Other study ID #: 5366
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 5, 2009
• Last updated: April 10, 2014
• Start date: January 2010
• Est. completion date: June 2011

Study information

• Verified date: April 2014
• Source: Oregon Health and Science University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the benefits of "Exercising Together"-a partnered strength training program for married couples coping with prostate cancer- on the physical and emotional health of prostate cancer survivors and their spouse and on marital quality.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 128
• Est. completion date: June 2011
• Est. primary completion date: May 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria For PCS:

• Received treatment for histologically confirmed prostate cancer

• Not currently undergoing radiation therapy or chemotherapy for prostate cancer

• Currently residing with an identifiable spouse willing to participate

• 60 years and older at enrollment

Inclusion Criteria for Spouses:

• Currently residing with prostate cancer survivor

Exclusion Criteria for prostate cancer survivor and Spouses:

• Current participation in moderate/vigorous intensity resistance training 2 or more hours per week

• Cognitive difficulties that preclude answering the survey questions, participating in performance tests, or giving informed consent

• Medical condition, movement or neurological disorder, or medication that contraindicates participation in resistance exercise

• Unwillingness to be randomized

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Prostate Cancer
• Prostatic Neoplasms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Randomized Exercise Intervention
The Exercising Together training group will participate in 6 months of supervised, progressive partnered resistance exercise. Couples will participate in 2 exercise sessions a week for 6 months.
• Randomized Exercise Intervention
Couples will continue doing their usual daily activities for 6 months

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Oregon Health & Science University	Portland	Oregon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Oregon Health and Science University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Winters-Stone KM, Lyons KS, Bennett JA, Beer TM. Patterns and predictors of symptom incongruence in older couples coping with prostate cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2014 May;22(5):1341-8. doi: 10.1007/s00520-013-2092-0. Epub 2013 Dec 17. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Physical function		baseline, 3, 6 months	No
Secondary	Marital quality		0,3,6 months	No