Exercise as a Preventive Agent to Combat Immobility in Patients With Ovarian or Endometrial Cancers Receiving Chemotherapy
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Summary
The purpose of this research is to determine whether a 16-week virtually supervised aerobic and resistance exercise program is feasible in patients receiving first-line chemotherapy after surgery for ovarian or endometrial cancer and if it will improve lower extremity function (function of the legs), lessen chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN; numbness or tingling in the hands or feet), and if there is any effect on inflammatory blood markers (the level of a certain marker in the blood that is associated with inflammation; redness and swelling).
Description
This research study is a randomized controlled trial that will compare an exercise group to a control group on lower extremity function, CIPN, and inflammatory markers in ovarian or endometrial cancer patients undergoing first-line chemotherapy after surgery. The names of the study interventions involved in this study are/is: * Aerobic and resistance exercise; virtually supervised 16-week aerobic and resistance exercise performed at home via Zoom * Attention control for 16 weeks, home-based stretching The research study procedures include: screening for eligibility and study interventions i…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Newly diagnosed patients with stages III-IV ovarian or endometrial cancer * Receiving first-line carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy after surgery * ≥18 years, children under the age of 18 will be excluded due to rarity of disease * Physician's clearance to participate in moderate-vigorous intensity exercise * Able to read, write, and understand English * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an informed consent document * Willing to undergo two venous blood draws for the study Exclusion Criteria: * Pre-existing musculoskeletal, neurological, or cardior…
Interventions
- OtherExercise
16-week, virtually supervised, technology-based, aerobic and resistance exercise program performed 3 days per week which starts at least 4 weeks after surgery
- OtherAttention Control
Home-based stretching program consisting of one set of 4 static stretching exercises held for 30 seconds and performed 3 days/week. Participants will be shown how to use the booklet and instructed on how to complete the stretching exercises by an exercise trainer.
Location
- Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, Massachusetts