This clinical trial studies whether an exercise program can be successfully delivered to patients receiving treatment for cancer through virtual sessions and allow patients to exercise in their own home. Treatments for cancer can cause side effects such as fatigue and loss of strength. These side effects can make it difficult to work, take care of family, and do other things the patient wants to do. Preliminary research shows that exercise can help prevent some of these side effects, but it can be more difficult to start an exercise program when a patient is receiving cancer treatment. The exercise program in this study is delivered through telehealth (TH) video calls. The TH sessions are delivered by trained staff that supervise resistance exercises. The trained staff also provide guidance to the patient on completing unsupervised aerobic sessions on their own. This may be a successful way to deliver an exercise program and make it easier for cancer patients to exercise in their own home during treatment.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Participants must have histologically confirmed diagnosis of one of the following cancers: anus, bladder, breast, cervix, colon/rectum, endometrium, esophagus, gallbladder, head/neck, kidney, liver, lung, ovary, pancreas, prostate, sarcoma, stomach
REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Participants must be initiating outpatient cytotoxic chemotherapy for curative intent of at least 10 weeks duration (with or without concurrent radiation, immunotherapy, or other targeted therapy). Patients must be enrolled and baseline measures collected on or before administration of their second cycle of cytotoxic therapy. Patients receiving outpatient cytotoxic chemotherapy for curative intent in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting are eligible. Patients receiving definitive chemoradiation for the tumors listed above, are also eligible. Regimens of immunotherapy or monoclonal antibodies ONLY are not eligible
REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Age 18-64 years
REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Patients cannot have metastatic cancer