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Alberta Cancer Board |
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Information provided by: | Alberta Cancer Board |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00470782 |
Recent studies have shown that survival after a colorectal cancer diagnosis may be affected by a person's activity level and body size. This research says that for colorectal cancer patients, the less active and more obese they are, the more likely they are to have a cancer recurrence or die from their cancer. Chemotherapy has been shown to reduce activity levels, fitness, and body size in some cancer patients. However, it is not known how chemotherapy specific for colon cancer patients affects their activity levels, fitness, and body size. The main goal of our study will be to look at how chemotherapy treatments affect the fitness, activity levels, and body size in colon cancer patients. In order to do this, we will measure these variables before chemotherapy treatments, and at 1 and 6 months following the end of treatment. Our results will show how chemotherapy affects fitness, activity levels, and body size in colon cancer patients and provide data to help in designing an exercise intervention specifically for colon cancer survivors.
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Colonic Neoplasms |
Study Type: | Observational |
Official Title: | Changes in Aerobic Capacity and Body Composition in Colon Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
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In addition, 10 patients meeting all of the eligibility criteria who are not scheduled to receive chemotherapy will also be recruited to the study to serve as "surgery only" controls.
Study ID Numbers: | GI-5-0064 |
Study First Received: | May 7, 2007 |
Last Updated: | December 19, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00470782 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
colonic neoplasms exercise body composition anthropometry |
Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Colonic Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms |
Intestinal Diseases Colonic Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms |
Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Neoplasms by Site Digestive System Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Colonic Diseases |
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Diseases Colonic Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms |