This study will determine if a structured walking intervention will help maintain or improve physical activity levels, physical function and quality of life in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients.
The researchers will quantify the decline in physical function of HSCT patients using valid and reliable tests aimed to mimic activities of daily living, quantify cardiovascular health, and quantify muscle power declines. Also, patients will undergo a walking program during their hospitalization, which is designed to increase physical activity levels and maintain and improve physical function and quality of life. Additionally, using valid and reliable questionnaires, the researchers will gauge perception of exercise, quantify current exercise levels, determine preference of exercise programs and counseling, and measure differences in quality of life before and after HSCT treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
25
Subjects will receive free activity monitors and have three training sessions per week for the duration of their bone marrow transplant treatment
Subjects will receive free activity monitors for the duration of their bone marrow transplant treatment
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami, Florida, United States
The Physical Performance Test Battery
Physical Function
Time frame: 10 minutes
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy: Bone Marrow Transplant Questionaire Related Quality of Life
Health-related quality of Life
Time frame: 20 minutes
Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System
Health Related Quality of Life
Time frame: 20 minutes
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