Exercise Prehabilitation Among Older Patients With Hematological Malignancies Preparing For CAR-T Cell Immunotherapy

NCT ID: NCT05763563

Last Updated: 2025-12-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-02-21

Study Completion Date

2026-01-19

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate an exercise program for individuals preparing for Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy for hematological malignancies.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Lymphoma Leukemia Myeloma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Exercise prehabilitation

Participants will take part in an exercise program in which they will be encouraged to perform approximately 30 minutes of resistance training exercises approximately twice per week until they undergo CAR-T therapy (Approximately 4-6 weeks). Participants will also be encouraged to perform moderate aerobic exercise such as brisk walking or using stationary aerobic equipment at least 3 times per week. Participants will wear a FitBit fitness watch to monitor aerobic exercise.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Resistance Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be encouraged to perform approximately 30 minutes of resistance training exercises twice per week, until they undergo CART-T therapy. Exercises will be performed using resistance tubes (Bodylastics Resistance Bands Set) and a connectable bar (Bionic Body Workout Bar) that mimics a weighted barbell when tubes are attached. The tubes provide up to 142 pounds of resistance (adjustable in increments between 3-10 pounds) when simultaneously connected to handles or bar, and multiple tubes can be attached simultaneously.

Aerobic Exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be encouraged to perform ≥30 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on ≥3 days per week. Aerobic exercise intensity will be guided by heart rate zones, with participants exercising at 50-70% of their age-predicted maximum heart rate in bouts of at least 10 minutes at a time. Participants will be encouraged to gradually increase exercise intensity and duration until they are meeting the recommendation

Optional Aerobic Exercise Procedure

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be encouraged to complete 3 tele-supervised aerobic training sessions per week, each lasting 30 minutes. Participants will be encouraged to achieve moderate exercise intensity based on heart rate visualized on PM5 monitors. Participants will report their heart rates every 3-5 minutes during an exercise session and be encouraged to adjust pedaling cadence or flywheel resistance accordingly to achieve moderate intensity.

Exercise trainers will access logged heart rate ranges (64-76% of age-predicted maximum heart rate) to provide individualized and appropriate guidance during sessions.

Participants who are untrained or otherwise uncomfortable maintaining moderate aerobic intensity for 30 minutes will be encouraged to gradually increase the duration and intensity of their sessions until they are meeting these guidelines.

Optional In-Person Exercise Sessions

Intervention Type RADIATION

Participants who prefer to complete RT and/or aerobic exercise sessions in-person will be allowed to do so. These sessions will be conducted in the Moffitt Promotes Resilience in Oncology Via Exercise (MPROVE) Laboratory using the same equipment participants would use for Zoom sessions, with guidance and supervision from certified exercise trainers.

Interventions

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Resistance Training

Participants will be encouraged to perform approximately 30 minutes of resistance training exercises twice per week, until they undergo CART-T therapy. Exercises will be performed using resistance tubes (Bodylastics Resistance Bands Set) and a connectable bar (Bionic Body Workout Bar) that mimics a weighted barbell when tubes are attached. The tubes provide up to 142 pounds of resistance (adjustable in increments between 3-10 pounds) when simultaneously connected to handles or bar, and multiple tubes can be attached simultaneously.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Aerobic Exercise

Participants will be encouraged to perform ≥30 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on ≥3 days per week. Aerobic exercise intensity will be guided by heart rate zones, with participants exercising at 50-70% of their age-predicted maximum heart rate in bouts of at least 10 minutes at a time. Participants will be encouraged to gradually increase exercise intensity and duration until they are meeting the recommendation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Optional Aerobic Exercise Procedure

Participants will be encouraged to complete 3 tele-supervised aerobic training sessions per week, each lasting 30 minutes. Participants will be encouraged to achieve moderate exercise intensity based on heart rate visualized on PM5 monitors. Participants will report their heart rates every 3-5 minutes during an exercise session and be encouraged to adjust pedaling cadence or flywheel resistance accordingly to achieve moderate intensity.

Exercise trainers will access logged heart rate ranges (64-76% of age-predicted maximum heart rate) to provide individualized and appropriate guidance during sessions.

Participants who are untrained or otherwise uncomfortable maintaining moderate aerobic intensity for 30 minutes will be encouraged to gradually increase the duration and intensity of their sessions until they are meeting these guidelines.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Optional In-Person Exercise Sessions

Participants who prefer to complete RT and/or aerobic exercise sessions in-person will be allowed to do so. These sessions will be conducted in the Moffitt Promotes Resilience in Oncology Via Exercise (MPROVE) Laboratory using the same equipment participants would use for Zoom sessions, with guidance and supervision from certified exercise trainers.

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥65 years
* Lymphoma, leukemia, or myeloma with commercial FDA-approved CAR-T delivery planned for ≥4 weeks following enrollment
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
* Able to read and speak English fluently
* Capable of providing informed consent
* For optional, tele-supervised aerobic training procedure involving stationary bicycle delivery, participants must live within a 2-hour drive of Moffitt Cancer Center as determined via Google Maps.

Exclusion Criteria

* Regular engagement in Resistance training (2x/week targeting all major muscle groups)
* Screen failure for exercise safety based on Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) and Patient-Reported Measurement Information System (PROMIS) screening questions
* Underlying unstable cardiac or pulmonary disease or symptomatic cardiac disease (New York Heart Association functional class III or IV).
* Recent fracture or acute musculoskeletal injury that precludes ability to participate in RT using body weight
* Numeric pain rating scale of ≥ 7 out of 10
* Myopathic or rheumatologic disease that impacts physical function
* Cognitive, visual, or auditory limitations that preclude safe engagement in remotely-supervised resistance training sessions or independent aerobic exercise (as determined by patients' treating oncologists and specified in clinic notes outlining disease history).
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cancer and Aging Research Group

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Nathan Parker, PhD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Moffitt Cancer Center

Ciara Freeman, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Moffitt Cancer Center

Locations

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Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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https://moffitt.org/clinicaltrialssearch?DiseaseSite=&q=22115

Moffitt Cancer Center Clinical Trial Search

Other Identifiers

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MCC-22115

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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