Trial Outcomes & Findings for Exercise Prehab in Older Adults With Hematologic Malignancies (NCT NCT02791737)

NCT ID: NCT02791737

Last Updated: 2025-06-13

Results Overview

Adverse Events and their severity will be captured and graded according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 5.0, and whether any events can be attributed to exercise.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

30 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Study Visit 1 (Baseline) Study Visit 2 (4 months) Study Visit 3 (6 months)

Results posted on

2025-06-13

Participant Flow

Potential participants were recruited from the hematology clinics at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center August 2016 to January 2018.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)
Patients attend 8 physical therapy visits twice monthly for 4 months or until transplant. Patients also undergo an individualized exercise program at home for 6 months. The program comprises 3 main components: walking over 30 minutes twice a week, strengthening and balance retraining exercise over 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise Intervention: Complete individualized exercise program Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies Physical Therapy: Complete individualized exercise program Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
Overall Study
STARTED
30
Overall Study
COMPLETED
30
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Exercise Prehab in Older Adults With Hematologic Malignancies

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)
n=30 Participants
Patients attend 8 physical therapy visits twice monthly for 4 months or until transplant. Patients also undergo an individualized exercise program at home for 6 months. The program comprises 3 main components: walking over 30 minutes twice a week, strengthening and balance retraining exercise over 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise Intervention: Complete individualized exercise program Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies Physical Therapy: Complete individualized exercise program Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
Age, Customized
75.5 years
n=93 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
17 Participants
n=93 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
13 Participants
n=93 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
n=93 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
29 Participants
n=93 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
n=93 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=93 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=93 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=93 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
6 Participants
n=93 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
24 Participants
n=93 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=93 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=93 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
30 participants
n=93 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Visit 1 (Baseline) Study Visit 2 (4 months) Study Visit 3 (6 months)

Adverse Events and their severity will be captured and graded according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 5.0, and whether any events can be attributed to exercise.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)
n=30 Participants
Patients attend 8 physical therapy visits twice monthly for 4 months or until transplant. Patients also undergo an individualized exercise program at home for 6 months. The program comprises 3 main components: walking over 30 minutes twice a week, strengthening and balance retraining exercise over 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise Intervention: Complete individualized exercise program Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies Physical Therapy: Complete individualized exercise program Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
Number of Patients With Adverse Events (AE), Graded According to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 5.0
0 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Visit 1 (Baseline) Study Visit 2 (4 months) Study Visit 3 (6 months)

Feasibility defined as 80% of eligible of patients completing the OEP. The proportion of screened patients who agree to participate, the proportion of patients who attend certain percentage of assigned physical therapy (PT) sessions and the proportion of patients who complete the whole study along will be described with respective 95% confidence intervals. Study implementation and challenges will be evaluated by patient exercise logs. Exercise levels at home will also be assessed by exercise diary log

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)
n=30 Participants
Patients attend 8 physical therapy visits twice monthly for 4 months or until transplant. Patients also undergo an individualized exercise program at home for 6 months. The program comprises 3 main components: walking over 30 minutes twice a week, strengthening and balance retraining exercise over 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise Intervention: Complete individualized exercise program Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies Physical Therapy: Complete individualized exercise program Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
Percentage of Eligible Patients Completing the OEP
66.7 percent of patients

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Visit 1 (Baseline), and study visit 3 (6 months)

Population: number analyzed is the number of patients that fit into each category: unfavorable, mid, and favorable.

Specific biomarkers of aging will be explored to determine a relationship with molecular markers of aging and epigenetic age with a frailty phenotype. mRNA isolates will be analyzed using a nanostring codeset. The regulation levels of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) will be reported. Both KIR\_Activating\_Subgroup\_1 and KIR\_Activating\_Subgroup\_2 levels will be reported. Participants are classified based on a frailty scale: favorable (fit patients based on frailty scale), mid (intermediately fit), unfavorable (frail). Negative values indicate a downregulation of gene expression and positive values indicate an upregulation of gene expression.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)
n=26 Participants
Patients attend 8 physical therapy visits twice monthly for 4 months or until transplant. Patients also undergo an individualized exercise program at home for 6 months. The program comprises 3 main components: walking over 30 minutes twice a week, strengthening and balance retraining exercise over 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise Intervention: Complete individualized exercise program Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies Physical Therapy: Complete individualized exercise program Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
Biomarker Expression Levels
KIR_Activating _Subgroup_1 Unfavorable median
1.26 cycle threshold
Interval -0.42 to 2.33
Biomarker Expression Levels
KIR_Activating _Subgroup_1 Mid median
-0.19 cycle threshold
Interval -2.69 to 2.79
Biomarker Expression Levels
KIR_Activating _Subgroup_1 Favorable median
0.15 cycle threshold
Interval -0.42 to 2.33
Biomarker Expression Levels
KIR_Activating_Subgroup_2 Unfavorable median
0.62 cycle threshold
Interval -0.54 to 1.2
Biomarker Expression Levels
KIR_Activating _Subgroup_2 Mid median
-0.05 cycle threshold
Interval -2.82 to 1.18
Biomarker Expression Levels
KIR_Activating _Subgroup_2 Favorable median
0.20 cycle threshold
Interval -0.54 to 1.86

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Visit 1 (Baseline) Study Visit 2 (4 months) Study Visit 3 (6 months)

Population: only 7 patients had transplants

Patient-reported KPS31 measures the patients self-reported level of physical function. Scoring extends from 30 (severely disabled) - 100 (normal), with a higher score indicating a higher level of physical function. Descriptive statistics of these measurements will be provided as well as graphs in order to help visualize the change over time.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)
n=7 Participants
Patients attend 8 physical therapy visits twice monthly for 4 months or until transplant. Patients also undergo an individualized exercise program at home for 6 months. The program comprises 3 main components: walking over 30 minutes twice a week, strengthening and balance retraining exercise over 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise Intervention: Complete individualized exercise program Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies Physical Therapy: Complete individualized exercise program Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
Change in Geriatric Assessment (GA) Measured Using The Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) Geriatric Assessment (G)A-patient Reported Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) for Patients Undergoing Transplant
Visit 1
80 score on a scale
Interval 40.0 to 100.0
Change in Geriatric Assessment (GA) Measured Using The Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) Geriatric Assessment (G)A-patient Reported Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) for Patients Undergoing Transplant
Visit 2
85 score on a scale
Interval 60.0 to 100.0
Change in Geriatric Assessment (GA) Measured Using The Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) Geriatric Assessment (G)A-patient Reported Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) for Patients Undergoing Transplant
Visit 3
90 score on a scale
Interval 60.0 to 100.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Visit 1 (Baseline) Study Visit 2 (4 months) Study Visit 3 (6 months)

Population: Patients did not complete all visits

Patient-reported KPS31 measures the patients self-reported level of physical function. Scoring extends from 30 (severely disabled) - 100 (normal), with a higher score indicating a higher level of physical function. Descriptive statistics of these measurements will be provided as well as graphs in order to help visualize the change over time.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)
n=30 Participants
Patients attend 8 physical therapy visits twice monthly for 4 months or until transplant. Patients also undergo an individualized exercise program at home for 6 months. The program comprises 3 main components: walking over 30 minutes twice a week, strengthening and balance retraining exercise over 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise Intervention: Complete individualized exercise program Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies Physical Therapy: Complete individualized exercise program Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
Change in Geriatric Assessment (GA) Measured Using the CARG GA-patient Reported Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS)
Visit 2
90 score on a scale
Interval 60.0 to 100.0
Change in Geriatric Assessment (GA) Measured Using the CARG GA-patient Reported Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS)
Visit 1
80 score on a scale
Interval 40.0 to 100.0
Change in Geriatric Assessment (GA) Measured Using the CARG GA-patient Reported Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS)
Visit 3
90 score on a scale
Interval 50.0 to 100.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Study visit 1 (Baseline), Study visit 2 (month 4), and study visit 3 (month 6, completion of study)

Population: Patients did not complete all visits

Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Global Health Scale Short Form v1.1 HRQL measures provide information to the clinician regarding the patient experience of treatment or intervention. The PROMIS Global Health Scale has been rigorously tested for reliability and validity and can be applied to all populations, where higher scores reflect improved quality of life. It consists of 10 questions and was given to the patients for self-administration at three intervals. Descriptive statistics of these measurements will be provided as well as graphs in order to help visualize the change over time. 5 point Likert scale higher values represent a better quality of life. PROMIS scores, developed by the NIH, are usually presented as T-scores, where the average score is 50 and a standard deviation is 10.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)
n=30 Participants
Patients attend 8 physical therapy visits twice monthly for 4 months or until transplant. Patients also undergo an individualized exercise program at home for 6 months. The program comprises 3 main components: walking over 30 minutes twice a week, strengthening and balance retraining exercise over 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise Intervention: Complete individualized exercise program Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies Physical Therapy: Complete individualized exercise program Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) Measured Using the PROMIS
Visit 1
32.4 score on a scale
Interval 19.9 to 47.7
Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) Measured Using the PROMIS
Visit 2
34.9 score on a scale
Interval 26.7 to 47.7
Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) Measured Using the PROMIS
Visit 3
36.2 score on a scale
Interval 19.9 to 47.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Visit 1 (Baseline) Study Visit 2 (4 months) Study Visit 3 (6 months)

Population: only 7 patients received transplants

Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Global Health Scale Short Form v1.1 HRQL measures provide information to the clinician regarding the patient experience of treatment or intervention. The PROMIS Global Health Scale has been rigorously tested for reliability and validity and can be applied to all populations, where higher scores reflect improved quality of life. It consists of 10 questions and was given to the patients for self-administration at three intervals. Descriptive statistics of these measurements will be provided as well as graphs in order to help visualize the change over time. 5 point Likert scale higher values represent a better quality of life. PROMIS scores, developed by the NIH, are usually presented as T-scores, where the average score is 50 and a standard deviation is 10.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)
n=7 Participants
Patients attend 8 physical therapy visits twice monthly for 4 months or until transplant. Patients also undergo an individualized exercise program at home for 6 months. The program comprises 3 main components: walking over 30 minutes twice a week, strengthening and balance retraining exercise over 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise Intervention: Complete individualized exercise program Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies Physical Therapy: Complete individualized exercise program Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
Change in HRQL Measured Using the PROMIS for Patients Undergoing Transplant
Visit 1
34.9 score on a scale
Interval 23.5 to 47.7
Change in HRQL Measured Using the PROMIS for Patients Undergoing Transplant
Visit 2
36.2 score on a scale
Interval 29.6 to 42.3
Change in HRQL Measured Using the PROMIS for Patients Undergoing Transplant
Visit 3
34.9 score on a scale
Interval 32.4 to 39.8

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to 6 months

The total number of falls experienced by participants will be reported. Both falls that occur inpatient and outpatient will be included.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)
n=30 Participants
Patients attend 8 physical therapy visits twice monthly for 4 months or until transplant. Patients also undergo an individualized exercise program at home for 6 months. The program comprises 3 main components: walking over 30 minutes twice a week, strengthening and balance retraining exercise over 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise Intervention: Complete individualized exercise program Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies Physical Therapy: Complete individualized exercise program Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
Number of Falls (Inpatient and Outpatient)
3 number of falls

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Visit 1 (Baseline) Study Visit 2 (4 months) Study Visit 3 (6 months)

Population: Patients did not complete all visits

Scores are assigned for each of the tests and an aggregate score is assigned ranging from 0-12, with higher scores indicating greater physical function. SPPB scores are classified into 4 categories: very low physical function (0-3); low physical function (4-6); moderate physical function (7-9) and high physical function (10-12). An alpha internal consistency of 0.76 has been reported

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)
n=30 Participants
Patients attend 8 physical therapy visits twice monthly for 4 months or until transplant. Patients also undergo an individualized exercise program at home for 6 months. The program comprises 3 main components: walking over 30 minutes twice a week, strengthening and balance retraining exercise over 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise Intervention: Complete individualized exercise program Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies Physical Therapy: Complete individualized exercise program Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
Change in Physical Performance Measured Using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Visit 1
7 units on a scale
Interval 0.0 to 11.0
Change in Physical Performance Measured Using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Visit 2
11 units on a scale
Interval 4.0 to 12.0
Change in Physical Performance Measured Using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Visit 3
9 units on a scale
Interval 2.0 to 12.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Study Visit 1 (Baseline) Study Visit 2 (4 months) Study Visit 3 (6 months)

Population: only 7 patients received transplant

Scores are assigned for each of the tests and an aggregate score is assigned ranging from 0-12, with higher scores indicating greater physical function. SPPB scores are classified into 4 categories: very low physical function (0-3); low physical function (4-6); moderate physical function (7-9) and high physical function (10-12). An alpha internal consistency of 0.76 has been reported

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)
n=7 Participants
Patients attend 8 physical therapy visits twice monthly for 4 months or until transplant. Patients also undergo an individualized exercise program at home for 6 months. The program comprises 3 main components: walking over 30 minutes twice a week, strengthening and balance retraining exercise over 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise Intervention: Complete individualized exercise program Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies Physical Therapy: Complete individualized exercise program Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
Change in Physical Performance Measured Using the SPPB for Patients Undergoing Transplant
Visit 1
8 units on a scale
Interval 0.0 to 10.0
Change in Physical Performance Measured Using the SPPB for Patients Undergoing Transplant
Visit 2
11.5 units on a scale
Interval 10.0 to 12.0
Change in Physical Performance Measured Using the SPPB for Patients Undergoing Transplant
Visit 3
10 units on a scale
Interval 2.0 to 12.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: At 90 days

Evaluating the frequency (percentage of patients with hospital re-admissions) within 90 days

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)
n=7 Participants
Patients attend 8 physical therapy visits twice monthly for 4 months or until transplant. Patients also undergo an individualized exercise program at home for 6 months. The program comprises 3 main components: walking over 30 minutes twice a week, strengthening and balance retraining exercise over 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise Intervention: Complete individualized exercise program Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies Physical Therapy: Complete individualized exercise program Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
Percentage of Patients With Hospital Readmission for Patients Undergoing Transplant
42.9 percentage of patients

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to 6 months

Descriptive statistics of these measurements will be provided as well as graphs in order to help visualize the change over time. The proportion of patients who achieve meaningful change in these scores will be described with 95% confidence intervals. Difference from baseline will be tested with Wilcoxon signed rank test or McNemar's test for continuous or categorical variables respectively.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)
n=3 Participants
Patients attend 8 physical therapy visits twice monthly for 4 months or until transplant. Patients also undergo an individualized exercise program at home for 6 months. The program comprises 3 main components: walking over 30 minutes twice a week, strengthening and balance retraining exercise over 30 minutes three times a week. Exercise Intervention: Complete individualized exercise program Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies Physical Therapy: Complete individualized exercise program Quality-of-Life Assessment: Ancillary studies Questionnaire Administration: Ancillary studies
Length of Inpatient Stays for Patients Undergoing Transplant
18 days
Interval 16.0 to 18.0

Adverse Events

Supportive Care (Otago Exercise Programme)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Ashley Rosko

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Phone: 614-293-3196

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place