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Table 3 Clinical trials investigating positive roles of exercise training in colorectal cancer

From: Exercise and colorectal cancer: prevention and molecular mechanisms

Cancer type

Sample size

Exercise intervention

Goals

status

number

Colon Cancer Rectal Cancer

134 patients who have completed treatment for colorectal cancer in the past 2 years

18 Years and older

Moderate-intensity physical activity

The efficacy of the physical activity intervention on fitness, vigor, fatigue, physical functioning, and body esteem

Completed

NCT00230646

Colorectal cancer

207 participants

50 Years to 80 Years

Participants will read 10 behavioral messages about colon cancer screening and physical activity

Design messages which can help people learn more about how to prevent colon cancer

Completed

NCT00924690

Colorectal Cancer Obesity

40 participants

50 Years and older

Body mass index 25–40 kg/m2

Physical Activity and Energy Restriction

Studying diet and physical activity in healthy overweight, obese, or inactive participants at risk of developing colorectal cancer

Completed

NCT00653484

Colorectal Cancer

202 participants

40 Years to 75 Years

60 min/session of aerobic exercise, 6 d/week at 50–50% HHR. All sessions will begin with 10 min of stretching and 5 min of warm-up, and will end with 5 min of cool down

Investigate the efficacy of a one-year moderate intensity aerobic exercise program in modulating these processes to a pattern considered low risk for colon cancer

Investigate the mechanisms whereby exercise may lower colon cancer risk in humans

Completed

NCT00668161

Colorectal Cancer

39 participants

18 Years and older

Patient allocated to the InterWalk-group will be introduced to the InterWalk app, including instructions on how to down load and use the application. and prescribed to perform Interval Walking for 150 min per week

Investigate interval-walking, delivered by the InterWalk smart phone application as exercise-modality in patients with colorectal cancer

Completed

NCT02403024

Colorectal Cancer

36 participants

60 Years and older

The intervention is a workbook that coaches participants through walking regularly at a safe, comfortable pace with the ultimate goal of walking at least 30 min a day five days a week

Evaluate the effects of physical activity intervention on fatigue and quality of life during chemotherapy for CRC patients

Completed

NCT02191969

Colorectal Cancer Depression Fatigue Pain

50 participants

up to 120 Years

150 min/wk of moderate exercise through use of the Curves® centers, engage in physical activity outside of Curves®, and use pedometers to track activity

Studies how well exercise, diet, and counseling work in improving physical activity and weight loss in overweight women who are breast and colorectal cancer survivors

Completed

NCT01453452

Anxiety Disorder Colorectal Cancer Depression

45 participants

18 Years and older

Moderate Physical Activity

Studying how well physical activity helps patients with stage II or stage III colorectal cancer recover from cancer

Completed

NCT00373022

Colorectal Cancer

50 participants

40 Years to 80 Years

The patients will perform increasing volumes of moderate intensity endurance (e.g. walking, cycling) exercise, leading up to 18 MET-hours per week by the end of three months. Patients will then maintain this activity level for the remaining 9 months, with reduced supervision

to determine the feasibility of a one year exercise training program in post-surgical patients with colorectal cancer

Completed

NCT01991847

Colorectal Carcinoma

11 participants

70 Years and older

Participants will complete the High-Intensity Functional Exercise (HIFE) programme. The programme improves lower-limb strength, balance and mobility and all the exercises can be performed by the individual at home and with minimal equipment

The Assessment of the Feasibility of a Home Based Exercise Programme in the Older Patient Following Major Surgery

Completed

NCT03064308

Colorectal Carcinoma

16 participants

18 Years and older

The exercise regime consists of 10 sessions of exercise against a constant load, each lasting 60 s, separated by 60 s of recovery eliciting 90% maximal heart rate. The 6 sessions are held over a 2 week period

To determine clinical and biological effects of a preoperative exercise programme in colorectal tumour and skeletal muscle tissues

Completed

NCT02056691

Colorectal Cancer

50 participants

18 Years and older

motivational counseling to exercise a minimum 18 metabolic hours per week

To evaluate compliance at 6 months with post-treatment recommendations for a minimum of 18 metabolic units of physical activity each week in patients who have completed therapy for stage 2 and stage 3 colorectal cancer

Completed

NCT00977613

Colorectal Cancer

24 participants

18 Years and older

A 2–4 week low volume, moderate intensity, supervised, one to one, individualised exercise programme

To determine whether a defined exercise programme can improve recovery and reduce complications after surgery

Completed

NCT02264496

Colorectal Cancer

44 participants

18 Years and older

Aerobic exercise

To identify the dose–response effects of aerobic exercise on molecular and cellular pathways associated with physical activity and CC outcomes among patients with stage II and III CRC

Completed

NCT02250053

Colorectal Cancer

788 participants

18 Years and older

12 supervised exercise sessions over 3 months and six supportive behavior change workshops

Investigating the feasibility of a behavior change intervention based on Self-Determination Theory in people recovering from colorectal cancer and its effects on behavior change 6 months post-intervention

Completed

NCT02751892

Colorectal Cancer

52 participants

18 Years and older

The exercise group will perform supervised stationary cycle ergometer exercise 3 times per week for 12 weeks and be progressed from 15 to 45 min and 60% to 110% of the power output obtained at V02peak. Resistance training will be completed twice per week and will include exercises for all major muscle groups. The training will progress from 60 to 80% of 1RM over the course of the intervention

investigate hypothesize that an exercise training program will be a safe, feasible, and effective intervention to improve the fitness and body composition of a group of colon cancer survivors

Completed

NCT00813540

Colorectal Cancer

35 participants

18 Years and older

Exercise Training

Does Short-term Exercise Intervention Improve Pre-operative Physical Fitness Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Colorectal Cancer Patients?

Completed

NCT01325909

Bladder Cancer Breast Cancer Colorectal Cancer Esophageal Cancer Fatigue Lung Cancer Lymphoma Ovarian Cancer Prostate Cancer

49 participants

60 Years and older

Pelvic floor muscle training for one month (2 ~ 3 times a week, for 4 weeks) just one month before the stoma closure

Patients undergo resistance exercise via negative-eccentric work (RENEW), using a special seated stationary leg exercise machine, 3 times a week for up to 12 weeks

Completed

NCT00335491

Colorectal Cancer

27 participants

21 Years and older

International physical activity questionnaire

To quantitatively assess the average amount of physical activity that patients are capable to perform while receiving regorafenib for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer

Completed

NCT02347852

Colorectal Cancer

35 participants

18 Years and older

Yoga

to determine if individuals with colorectal cancer enjoy yoga and to begin to assess whether yoga is effective in improving attention and immune function in individuals with colorectal cancer compared to physical activity and usual care

Completed

NCT02564835

Colon Cancer Rectal Cancer Frailty

48 participants

18 Years and older

A minimum of four weeks of prehabilitation with exercise three times a week, protein and vitamin supplements, dietitian consultation and medical optimization prior to surgery

Effects of Multimodal Prehabilitation in Colorectal Cancer Patients

Recruiting

NCT04167436

Colorectal Cancer Depression Fatigue Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment Sleep Disorders

962 participants

18 Years and older

3 phases Phase 1: Intensive intervention for 6 months Phase 2: Reduced intervention for months 6–12 Phase 3: Minimal intervention for months 12–36

This randomized phase III trial is studying a physical activity program given together with health education materials to see how well it works compared with giving health education materials alone for patients who have undergone treatment for high-risk stage II or stage III colon cancer

Recruiting

NCT00819208

Colorectal Cancer Surgery

500 participants

Child, Adult, Older Adult

Exercise therapy during at least 2 weeks

whether prehabilitation is cost-effective in colorectal cancer surgery among individual patients aged 70 years and above or patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score of III. We also aim to identify factors facilitating or impairing implementation of prehabilitation such that it is cost-effective

Recruiting

NCT04097795

Colorectal Cancer

30 participants

19 Years to 75 Years

Participants will be instructed to complete four, high-intensity interval training workouts per week at home, for the duration of the 12-week trial

provide us with preliminary evidence for a larger trial aimed to compare the effectiveness of these two different types of home-based exercise programs on physical outcomes linked with survival, quality of life, and surrogate blood markers of colorectal cancer recurrence

Recruiting

NCT04080414

Colorectal Cancer

70 participants

18 Years and older

Trimodal prehabilitation application in the form of control with the 6-min walking test and podometer of physical activity

To investigate the effects of physical activity on morbidity and mortality and in addition to postoperative recovery

Recruiting

NCT03543514

Colorectal Cancer

80 participants 18 Years and older

Physical activity

how the physical activity level before operation of colon cancer affects the outcome of complication and histology

Recruiting

NCT03947840

Colorectal Cancer

15 participants

50 Years to 90 Years

30-min of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise

evaluate whether adding the exercise serum to colon cancer cells in a dish can reduce the growth of the cells compared to the resting serum

Recruiting

NCT04057274

Colorectal Cancer

300 participants

18 Years to 80 Years

12-week structured physical activity program

to assess whether a structured physical activity program (PA) during palliative chemotherapy improves progression-free survival (PFS) and/or patient-reported outcomes (ESAS-r) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

Recruiting

NCT02597075

Colorectal Cancer

300 participants

18 Years and older

Endurance exercise

investigate the efficacy of endurance exercise following adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with colorectal cancer

Recruiting

NCT03822572

Colorectal Cancer

72 participants

18 Years and older

Graduated walking programme, strengthening exercises and respiratory muscle training

the effect of home-based prehabilitation on the cardiorespiratory fitness of high-risk colorectal cancer patients awaiting surgery

Active, not recruiting

NCT03336229

Colorectal Cancer Rectal Cancer

48 CRC patients on chemotherapy

18 Years and older

Physical activity tracker wristband and daily text messages delivered to the participants' phones

Determine the feasibility of the intervention via adherence and attrition, and determine the acceptability of the intervention via questionnaires and semi-structured interviews

Estimate the effect of the intervention vs. usual care on physical activity, QOL, and symptoms at 12-weeks

Explore the impact of the intervention vs. usual care on fitness, weight, waist circumference, and blood pressure at 12-weeks

Active, not recruiting

NCT03524716