Improving Exercise Capacity With a Tailored Physical Activity Intervention

NCT ID: NCT05595577

Last Updated: 2025-09-11

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-01

Study Completion Date

2026-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this research is to test whether participating in either a physical activity intervention or a series of educational classes will help to preserve exercise capability, heart function, brain-based activities (like memory), and quality of life.

Participants will be randomized to 1 of 2 pathways:

* First pathway consists of organized health workshops. These workshops are intended to provide information on topics such as proper nutrition, management of stress, sleep practices, and emphasis on a healthy lifestyle that may help the participants through cancer treatment. This pathway will also test whether stretching may help participants through cancer treatment.
* Second pathway participants will take part in some unsupervised and some potentially supervised moderate activity sessions each week throughout participants' cancer treatment to take place either remotely or in person, depending on availability of facilities at the time visits are scheduled.

Detailed Description

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Primary Objective: To determine if a \>10% difference exists in the % change (i.e., 2.06 ml/kg/min difference) in peak VO2 (volume or amount of oxygen your body consume) from baseline to 6 months of intervention between participants receiving the Physical Activity Intervention (PAI) versus Healthy Living Intervention (HLI).

Secondary Objectives:

* To determine if a \>10% difference exists in the % change in peak exercise cardiac output, calculated A-VO2 difference, and pre-exercise measures of left ventricular function from baseline to 6 months of intervention between participants receiving the PAI versus HLI.
* Among these same participants, 1) to compare PAI and HLI groups on their baseline to 3 \& 6 months after initiating cancer treatment changes in 6-minWD, Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL), fatigue, strength, physical activity, cognitive \& physical function, 2) to determine the relationships between the 6-month time-dependent changes in these and peak VO2; and 3) to examine whether time-dependent changes in peak exercise cardiac output and/or calculated arteriovenous oxygen difference are associated with similar time-dependent changes in peak VO2.
* Assess physical activity engagement via accelerometry.

Conditions

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Non Hodgkin Lymphoma Heart; Functional Disturbance Hodgkin Lymphoma Quality of Life Stage I Breast Cancer Stage II Breast Cancer Stage III Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
All images will be processed offline by an image analyst blinded to study group

Study Groups

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Physical Activity Intervention

Participants will have the ability to attend one to two training sessions per week and 1-2 sessions per week at home (the 4th level of our multi-level intervention) or the location site using the Trainerize application to deliver the exercise prescription.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise with Trainerize application

Intervention Type OTHER

1-2 sessions per week consisting of slow 15 minute aerobic warm, 20 minutes of strength training, 15 minutes progressive intensity aerobic exercise and 10 minute cool down (stretching/toning) with elastic bands.

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Maximal peak VO2 (to monitor the body's oxygen consumption) and 6-minute exercise walking test.

MRI scan

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Images of the heart will be taken.

Quality of Life Questionnaires

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to complete several questionnaires that will measure fatigue, general health, social determinants of health, cognitive function (tasks that assess memory, ability to count, etc.) and physical activity. The questionnaires will take 15-40 minutes to complete.

Cognitive and Brain Function Questionnaires

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to complete several questionnaires that will measure fatigue, general health, social determinants of health, cognitive function (tasks that assess memory, ability to count, etc.) and physical activity. The questionnaires will take 15-40 minutes to complete.

Blood draws

Intervention Type OTHER

Approximately 2 teaspoons of blood withdrawn from either a vein in your arm or a currently placed central line port-a-cath. A portion of blood from each visit will be used to collect information about blood cell count.

Healthy Living Intervention (Control Arm)

Participants randomized to the control arm will participate in organized health workshops. Each session will last 60 minutes and will be offered on location and virtually (e.g., Zoom) over 6 months. Participants will meet once a week for the first 4 weeks, biweekly for 3 months, and once a month for the last 2 months for a total of 12 sessions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Maximal peak VO2 (to monitor the body's oxygen consumption) and 6-minute exercise walking test.

MRI scan

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Images of the heart will be taken.

Quality of Life Questionnaires

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to complete several questionnaires that will measure fatigue, general health, social determinants of health, cognitive function (tasks that assess memory, ability to count, etc.) and physical activity. The questionnaires will take 15-40 minutes to complete.

Cognitive and Brain Function Questionnaires

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to complete several questionnaires that will measure fatigue, general health, social determinants of health, cognitive function (tasks that assess memory, ability to count, etc.) and physical activity. The questionnaires will take 15-40 minutes to complete.

Blood draws

Intervention Type OTHER

Approximately 2 teaspoons of blood withdrawn from either a vein in your arm or a currently placed central line port-a-cath. A portion of blood from each visit will be used to collect information about blood cell count.

Interventions

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Exercise with Trainerize application

1-2 sessions per week consisting of slow 15 minute aerobic warm, 20 minutes of strength training, 15 minutes progressive intensity aerobic exercise and 10 minute cool down (stretching/toning) with elastic bands.

Intervention Type OTHER

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Maximal peak VO2 (to monitor the body's oxygen consumption) and 6-minute exercise walking test.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

MRI scan

Images of the heart will be taken.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Quality of Life Questionnaires

Participants will be asked to complete several questionnaires that will measure fatigue, general health, social determinants of health, cognitive function (tasks that assess memory, ability to count, etc.) and physical activity. The questionnaires will take 15-40 minutes to complete.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive and Brain Function Questionnaires

Participants will be asked to complete several questionnaires that will measure fatigue, general health, social determinants of health, cognitive function (tasks that assess memory, ability to count, etc.) and physical activity. The questionnaires will take 15-40 minutes to complete.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Blood draws

Approximately 2 teaspoons of blood withdrawn from either a vein in your arm or a currently placed central line port-a-cath. A portion of blood from each visit will be used to collect information about blood cell count.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

To be considered eligible, participants must meet all of the following criteria:

* Individuals aged 18- 85 years
* Diagnosed with stage I-IV Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or stage I-III breast cancer
* Expected to receive an anthracycline based chemotherapeutic regimen or other potentially cardiotoxic cancer therapies (e.g. chemotherapy regimens \[anthracyclines, trastuzumab, rituximab\]), immuno-therapies (immune checkpoint inhibitors \[ICI's\]) or radiation (within 8 weeks of completion of radiation).29-31
* Ability to speak and understand English
* Capacity to walk at least 2 city blocks (\~.2 miles) on a flat surface
* Expected survival beyond 6 months.
* Must have an assistant that will help perform the home-based testing activities

Exclusion Criteria

If the patient meets any of these criteria they are excluded from the study:

* Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \>190 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure \>100 mm Hg)
* Recent history of alcohol or drug abuse, inflammatory conditions such as lupus or inflammatory bowel disease, or another medical condition that might compromise safety or successful completion (unless approved by the participant's physician and the Principal Investigator) NOTE: In the setting of active inflammation, participation will not be approved. If chronic disease is present and stable as judged by the participant's physician and the PI, participation will be approved.
* Contraindications to MRI such as ferromagnetic cerebral aneurysm clips or other intracranial metal, pacemakers, defibrillators, functioning neurostimulator devices or other implanted electronic devices (unless approved by the participant's physician and the Principal Investigator)
* Pregnant
* Unstable angina
* Contraindication for exercise training or testing
* Inability to exercise on a treadmill or stationary cycle
* Significant ventricular arrhythmias (\>20 PVCs/min due to gating difficulty)
* Atrial fibrillation with uncontrolled ventricular response
* Acute myocardial infarction within 28 days
* Inability to provide informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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William Hundley, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

Locations

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Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Study Coordinator

Role: CONTACT

336-758-3027

Pamela J. Grizzard

Role: CONTACT

804-628-6234

Other Identifiers

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4R33CA226960-03

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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WFBCCC 98622

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

IRB00087763

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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