Clinical trial · Interventional
Fatigue Before and After Exercise in Patients With Advanced Cancer Stage
The Use of Physical Activity to Control Fatigue and Improve the Quality of Life in Patients With Advanced Cancer Stage
- 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)
Fatigue related to cancer is the most common reported symptom and it prevents 91% of patients of having an active life, and in several cases, the fatigue persists for several months or even years after treatment. Fatigue does cause an impact in all dimensions of patients' quality of life and it is the main cause of reduction in patients' daily life activities. Fatigue is reported by cancer patients in all phases of the illness as one of the most frequent symptoms, especially in cases presenting metastases. In order to monitor fatigue, pharmacological and non-pharmacological techniques may be employed, such as physical activity. Physical exercise has shown positive results in mitigating fatigue improving cardiopulmonary functioning, physical capacity and patients' quality of life. This study will assess the efficiency of physical activity upon controlling the fatigue and quality of life in patients with advanced stage of the disease at the end of 7 days using FACT-F subscale.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatigue | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 minute walk | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| 20 minute walk | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| 30 minute walk | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 10 minute walk
- description
- 10-minute walk and exercises for the upper limbs with 1 lb-dumbbells
- interventionNames
- Other: 10 minute walk
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 20 minute walk
- description
- 20-minute walk and exercises for the upper limbs with 1 lb-dumbbells
- interventionNames
- Other: 20 minute walk
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 30 minute walk
- description
- 30-minute walk and exercises for the upper limbs with 1 lb-dumbbells
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 90 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Be older than 18 years of age, * Any gender * Able to understand the study protocol, * Functional capacity equal to or higher than 60, according to the Karnofsky scale, * Patients with a life expectancy between 3 and 12 months, * Patient able to ambulate independently without need for any orthotics. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients that use drugs in order to control fatigue (Methylphenidate, Modafinil), * Anemic Patients (HB\< 8.0 mg/dl), * Patients with cognitive deficit, * Uncontrolled pain higher than 5, according to Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), * Patients currently exercising, * Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) (New York Heart Association functional class III or IV) or related angina.
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