Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Skeletal Muscle Remodeling in Colorectal Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorAdventHealth Translational Research Institute

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to quantify the effects of aerobic exercise training compared to attention control on intermuscular adipose tissue in colorectal cancer survivors.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥18 years

Histologically confirmed stage I, II, or III colon or rectal cancer

Completed surgical resection with curative intent

Completed other cancer-directed treatments

Disqualifiers

Evidence of metastatic or recurrent colorectal cancer

Concurrently actively treated other (non-colorectal) cancer

Scheduled to receive other postoperative cancer-directed treatment(s)

Currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant within the next 24 weeks

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Aerobic exercise
  • Progressive stretching

Treatment groups

70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

AdventHealth Translational Research Institute

Lead sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator