Golf Recreational Exercise for Enhanced Survivorship in Prostate Cancer Survivors

Description

This clinical trial evaluates a golf recreational exercise program for enhancing survivorship in underrepresented prostate cancer survivors. Golf is a multimodal recreational activity that requires participants to utilize all muscle groups to perform the golf swing, walk over hilly and uneven terrain, maintain balance during putting and squat-like tasks. Physical activity and exercise are beneficial to physical function, cognitive function, psychosocial health, and overall quality of life during prostate cancer survivorship. These aspects of health are impacted by prostate cancer treatment, especially androgen deprivation therapy. Additionally, supervised, group-based activity programs facilitate participation in physical activity. Researchers want to examine the changes in functional abilities, psychosocial health, and quality of life following participation in in a golf program designed for prostate cancer survivors.

Conditions

Localized Prostate Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Prostate Carcinoma, Stage I Prostate Cancer American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) v8, Stage II Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Prostate Cancer AJCC v8

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This clinical trial evaluates a golf recreational exercise program for enhancing survivorship in underrepresented prostate cancer survivors. Golf is a multimodal recreational activity that requires participants to utilize all muscle groups to perform the golf swing, walk over hilly and uneven terrain, maintain balance during putting and squat-like tasks. Physical activity and exercise are beneficial to physical function, cognitive function, psychosocial health, and overall quality of life during prostate cancer survivorship. These aspects of health are impacted by prostate cancer treatment, especially androgen deprivation therapy. Additionally, supervised, group-based activity programs facilitate participation in physical activity. Researchers want to examine the changes in functional abilities, psychosocial health, and quality of life following participation in in a golf program designed for prostate cancer survivors.

Golf Recreational Exercise for Enhanced Survivorship in Prostate Cancer Survivors Undergoing Hormone Therapy (GREENS)

Golf Recreational Exercise for Enhanced Survivorship in Prostate Cancer Survivors

Condition
Localized Prostate Carcinoma
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Los Angeles

Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033

Los Angeles

USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033

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

  • * First time, primary diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa)
  • * Currently receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and/or androgen receptor blocker) for more than 6 months
  • * Older adult male: 55-85 years old
  • * The ability to stand independently without external support
  • * No or minimal golf experience (played \< 5 times in the past 10 years)
  • * English speaking
  • * Second cancer diagnosis (excluding non-invasive skin cancers) or bone metastases
  • * Prostatectomy less than 6 months prior to study enrollment (prostatectomy is not a requirement for study entry)
  • * Symptomatic cardiovascular disease, active angina, uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure (SBP) \> 160 or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) \> 90, high resting pulse heart rate (HR) \> 90), symptomatic orthostatic hypotension
  • * Unstable asthma, exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD\]
  • * History of injury or orthopedic operation within the last 6 months
  • * Movement disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease (PD) or other neurological disorders), hemiparesis or paraparesis
  • * Severe vision or hearing problems

Ages Eligible for Study

55 Years to 85 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Southern California,

George Salem, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Southern California

Study Record Dates

2027-09-01