Supervised Group Based Exercise for Men With Prostate Cancer on Androgen Deprivation Therapy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02631681 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : December 16, 2015
Last Update Posted : August 30, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Prostatic Neoplasms Exercise Therapy Androgen Deprivation Therapy | Behavioral: Group based exercise | Not Applicable |
The aim of the project is to investigate the effects of patient education and exercise intervention implemented in daily clinical practice for men with prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy
- Functional capacity
- Quality of life
- Body composition
- Blood pressure
and to assess safety of progressive resistance training for participants with bone metastases.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 200 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Supervised Group Based Exercise for Men With Prostate Cancer on Androgen Deprivation Therapy |
Study Start Date : | August 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Men with prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy
Group based supervised combined aerobic and resistance training for 12 weeks.
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Behavioral: Group based exercise
Supervised group based combined aerobic and resistance training for 12 weeks as part of our normal clinical practice. |
- Change in 30second Chair-Stand test (30s-CST) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 and 24 weeks ]Test of functional capacity, measured as change
- Change in Graded Cycling Test with Talk Test (GCT-TT) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 and 24 weeks ]Test of functional capacity, measured as change
- change in QoL [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 and 24 weeks ]European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) cancer and prostate specific questionnaires: EORTC QLQC-30 version 3.0 and PR25
- change in Body composition [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 and 24 weeks ]BMI, waist and hip circumference, waist-hip ratio.
- change in Bloodpressure [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 and 24 weeks ]Systolic and diastolic bloodpressure
- Safety of exercise assessed by serious adverse events according to the FDA [ Time Frame: Study period baseline - 24 weeks ]
- Compliance assessed by attendance and continued exercise (yes/no) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 and 24 weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a prostate cancer diagnosis on androgen deprivation therapy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Opioid demanding treatment for skeletal pain
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status > 2
- Inability to perform floor and machine exercises independently

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02631681
Denmark | |
Herlev and Gentofte Hospital | |
Herlev, Please Select An Option Below, Denmark, 2100 |
Principal Investigator: | Peter B Østergren, MD | Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Copenhagen University, Denmark |
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Responsible Party: | Peter Busch Østergren, M.D., Herlev Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02631681 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ProstEx |
First Posted: | December 16, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 30, 2019 |
Last Verified: | August 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Prostatic Neoplasms Genital Neoplasms, Male Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Genital Diseases, Male |
Prostatic Diseases Androgens Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs |