Clinical trial · Interventional
Exercising Together: An Intervention for Prostate Cancer Survivors and Spouses
NCT00954044CI-TRIAL-00014236completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to explore the benefits of "Exercising Together"-a partnered strength training program for married couples coping with prostate cancer- on the physical and emotional health of prostate cancer survivors and their spouse and on marital quality.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randomized Exercise Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Exercising Together
- description
- Partnered progressive resistance exercise
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Randomized Exercise Intervention
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Usual Care
- description
- Usual Care Control
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Randomized Exercise Intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Physical function
- timeFrame
- baseline, 3, 6 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria For PCS: * Received treatment for histologically confirmed prostate cancer * Not currently undergoing radiation therapy or chemotherapy for prostate cancer * Currently residing with an identifiable spouse willing to participate * 60 years and older at enrollment Inclusion Criteria for Spouses: * Currently residing with prostate cancer survivor Exclusion Criteria for prostate cancer survivor and Spouses: * Current participation in moderate/vigorous intensity resistance training 2 or more hours per week * Cognitive difficulties that preclude answering the survey questions, participating in performance tests, or giving informed consent * Medical condition, movement or neurological disorder, or medication that contraindicates participation in resistance exercise * Unwillingness to be randomized
References
Publications (2)
- RESULTWinters-Stone KM, Lyons KS, Bennett JA, Beer TM. Patterns and predictors of symptom incongruence in older couples coping with prostate cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2014 May;22(5):1341-8. doi: 10.1007/s00520-013-2092-0. Epub 2013 Dec 17. PMID 24337765
- DERIVEDWinters-Stone KM, Lyons KS, Dobek J, Dieckmann NF, Bennett JA, Nail L, Beer TM. Benefits of partnered strength training for prostate cancer survivors and spouses: results from a randomized controlled trial of the Exercising Together project. J Cancer Surviv. 2016 Aug;10(4):633-44. doi: 10.1007/s11764-015-0509-0. Epub 2015 Dec 29. PMID 26715587