RESTORE: Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Skeletal Muscle Remodeling in Colorectal Cancer
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to quantify the effects of aerobic exercise training compared to attention control on intermuscular adipose tissue in colorectal cancer survivors.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Sham Comparator: Attention control Static stretching |
Behavioral: Progressive stretching
Statistic stretching of eight major muscle groups
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Experimental: Aerobic exercise Aerobic exercise at a dose of 225 minutes per week |
Behavioral: Aerobic exercise
Moderate- to vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Whole-Body Intermuscular Adipose Tissue [up to Week 12]
Mean (kg) whole-body intermuscular adipose tissue quantified using magnetic resonance imaging.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Age ≥18 years
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Histologically confirmed stage I, II, or III colon or rectal cancer
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Completed surgical resection with curative intent
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Completed other cancer-directed treatments
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Engage in <150 minutes per week of moderate- to vigorous-intensity structured endurance exercise
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No planned major surgery during the study period
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Readiness to exercise, as determined by a modified version of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
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Ability to provide written informed consent
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Provide written approval by a qualified healthcare professional
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Willing to be randomized
Exclusion Criteria:
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Evidence of metastatic or recurrent colorectal cancer
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Concurrently actively treated other (non-colorectal) cancer
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Scheduled to receive other postoperative cancer-directed treatment(s)
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Currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant within the next 24 weeks
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Currently participating in another study with competing outcomes
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Contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging
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Any dietary condition or restriction that would limit tolerance of a mixed meal challenge
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Any other cardiovascular, pulmonary, orthopedic, neurologic, psychiatric, or other condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would preclude participation or successful compliance with the protocol
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Any other situation that, in the opinion of the investigator, would negatively impact subject safety or successful compliance with the protocol
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Justin C. Brown, Ph.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- PBRC 2022-014
- R01CA270274