EXCEL: Exercise for Cancer to Enhance Living Well
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-100
SponsorUniversity of Calgary
About this trial
Project EXCEL will provide community or online exercise programs to rural and remote and under-served cancer survivors, as well as encourage participants to become life-long exercisers. Exercise is an evidence-based self-management strategy that benefits all cancer survivors. However, most cancer survivors who live in remote or rural places don't have adequate opportunities to be involved in exercise programs that are tailored to their needs.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
have a diagnosis of cancer
are over the age of 18 years
are able to participate in mild levels of activity
are about to have treatment, are currently having treatment, or have had cancer treatment within the last 5 years
Disqualifiers
unable to read/write in English
are unable to participate in exercise
for online programs, do not have internet or computer access
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Group Exercise Classes
BehavioralThe exercise program to be implemented for rural cancer survivors will combine aerobic, resistance, balance, and flexibility exercises delivered in a circuit-type class setting or group personal training format, twice weekly for a 12-week period. If public health restrictions require closure of fitness facilities due to COVID-19, the program will be delivered online. If facilities are open, the sessions will be integrated in the community, delivered in-person. Whether delivered in-class or remotely, the program follows exercise progression principles (ie, frequency, intensity, time, type, overload and progression) over the 12-weeks, with tailoring of any exercise to meet individual participant needs as required, in order to promote fitness and wellness benefits. The exercise intervention is based on the Alberta Cancer Exercise (ACE) program.
Treatment groups
1,500 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Physical Activity Minutes Per Week
Change in number of participants meeting Guidelines for Physical Activity of 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity exercise, based on accelerometer data from commercially-available activity tracker.
Time frame
Baseline to one-yearSecondary outcomes
1
Body Composition
Change in body mass index (BMI)
Time frame
Baseline to post 12-week exercise intervention2
Aerobic Endurance
Change in 6-minute walk test (m) or 2 minute step test (steps) results
Time frame
Baseline to post 12-week exercise intervention3
Upper extremity grip strength
Change in hand-grip dynamometry (kg)
Time frame
Baseline to post 12-week exercise intervention4
Functional performance test
Change in sit-to-stand (number of repetitions in 30 seconds)
Time frame
Baseline to post 12-week exercise interventionSponsors and contacts
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University of Calgary
Lead sponsor
University of Alberta
Collaborator
Dalhousie University
Collaborator
Alberta Health services
Collaborator
University Health Network, Toronto
Collaborator
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Collaborator
University of British Columbia
Collaborator
University of Prince Edward Island
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov