C.A.P.A.B.L.E. (CrossFit® and Physical Activity: A Better Life Experience)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

About this trial

This study will introduce cancer survivors to cross-training with the expectation that the program proposed will ultimately result in superior improvements in functional performance, body composition and quality of life compared with the current American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines for cancer survivors.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Aged 18 years or older at time of program recruitment

Diagnosed with any cancer

Cleared from their physician to participate in the program (We assume that most patients will have completed treatment, however if a patient is currently under treatment, this should be their oncologist. If the patient is not currently undergoing treatment, this could be primary care physician or oncologist).

Available transportation to and from the facility on session days

Disqualifiers

Widely metastatic cancers to the brain or bone may be excluded.

Patients using mobility assistance devices may be excluded. Exclusionary criteria will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and patients with these limitations may be included with approval from Dr. Beebe-Dimmer and the referring physician.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • 12 week pilot intervention study.

Treatment groups

500 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group