Remote Resistance Exercise Powering Survivors - Gastrointestinal Oncology

Description

The purpose of the study is to evaluate a tele-resistance training exercise program for individuals undergoing chemotherapy for advanced upper gastrointestinal cancer.

Conditions

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of the study is to evaluate a tele-resistance training exercise program for individuals undergoing chemotherapy for advanced upper gastrointestinal cancer.

Remote Resistance Exercise Powering Survivors - Gastrointestinal Oncology (Remote REPS - GI)

Remote Resistance Exercise Powering Survivors - Gastrointestinal Oncology

Condition
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Tampa

Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age ≥ 18 years
  • * Biopsy-proven upper GI cancer, stage III-IV
  • * ECOG performance status 0-1
  • * Treatment plan of chemotherapy with planned return to Moffitt Cancer Center for restaging
  • * Able to read and speak English fluently
  • * Capable of providing informed consent
  • * Regular engagement in RT (2x/week targeting all major muscle groups)
  • * Screen failure for exercise safety based on Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) and Patient-Reported Measurement Information System (PROMIS) screening questions
  • * Underlying unstable cardiac or pulmonary disease or symptomatic cardiac disease (New York Heart Association functional class III or IV).
  • * Recent fracture or acute musculoskeletal injury that precludes ability to participate in RT
  • * Numeric pain rating scale of ≥ 7 out of 10
  • * Myopathic or rheumatologic disease that impacts physical function

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute,

Nathan Parker, PhD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Moffitt Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

2025-02-28