The proposed study will assess the feasibility of an exercise and dietary intervention in men with castrate resistant prostate cancer with secondary outcomes assessing improvements in physical functioning, fatigue, quality of life, and body composition.The study will have 2 arms, with one set of participants randomized to resistance exercise training intervention plus dietary advice and the other arm will be standard of care plus exercise advice.
Although there have been advances in recent years, therapeutic options remain limited for men with castrate resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). There is an unmet clinical need for interventions which can improve quality of life, functional capacity and cancer related fatigue. Adjunctive exercise therapy could be a potentially effective treatment for these men. A growing body of evidence has demonstrated numerous benefits in physiological and psychosocial outcomes in men with advanced prostate cancer. Further, there is observational evidence linking physical activity with reduced disease specific mortality after a diagnosis of cancer. Observational data also indicates that preserving skeletal muscle mass can improve responses to chemotherapy. The proposed study will assess the feasibility of an exercise and dietary intervention in men with castrate resistant prostate cancer with secondary outcomes assessing improvements in physical functioning, fatigue, quality of life, and body composition.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
31
Various exercise tests
standard treatment
Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Number of participants recruited who complete the intervention
Time frame: 16 Weeks
Number of participants who show improvement in the Physical function assessments
Time frame: 16 weeks
number of participants who show improvement from treatment as shown by a DEXA scan
Time frame: 16 weeks
number of participants who show an increase in Muscle hypertrophy following intervention assessment
Time frame: 16 weeks
number of participants who show increases in Muscle Strength following intervention assessment
Time frame: 16 weeks
number of participants who show a higher score on Quality of life assessments following intervention
Time frame: 16 weeks
number of participants who adhere to the Diet diaries
Time frame: 16 weeks
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