Clinical trial · Interventional
Steps for PRosTAte Cancer Health and Survival (SPaRTACuS): Pilot Study of a Walking Intervention to Improve Health and Quality of Life in Prostate Cancer Patients
Pilot Intervention Study of the Impact of Sustainable Daily Physical Activity on Health and Quality of Life in a Cohort of Men With Prostate Cancer in Sweden: Steps for PRosTAte Cancer Health and Survival (SPaRTACuS)
NCT01696539CI-TRIAL-00008173completedN/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 determine whether sustainable daily physical activity is effective in improving biological indicators of health and self-reported quality of life in men with prostate cancer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostatic Neoplasm | Prostate Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard of Care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Walking Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Walking Intervention
- description
- Participants are provided with the current standard of prostate cancer care, and are additionally encouraged to walk 10,000 steps per day, as measured by pedometers provided at start of intervention. Once a week, participants will take part in a group walk with 7-8 other participants and a research nurse. Participants are also encouraged to keep a walking journal, in which they record the number of steps they walk each day. This journal is submitted to investigators at the end of the intervention period.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Walking Intervention
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard of Care
- description
- Participants are provided with the current standard of prostate cancer care, but are not assigned to a physical activity intervention.
- interventionNames
- Other: Standard of Care
Primary outcomes (0)
[]Secondary outcomes (13)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 40 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 80 years or younger * Histologic confirmation of prostate cancer * Clinically or pathologically staged as locally advanced or early metastatic prostate cancer * Diagnosis within 1 year of study enrollment * Willing and able to walk 10,000 steps per day Exclusion Criteria: * Age greater than 80 years old at enrollment * Inability to understand the language spoken in host country * Physically unable to walk 100 meters unassisted * Diagnosed with dementia or severe psychiatric disease * Any prior cancer diagnosis * Has experienced a myocardial infarction or stroke within six months of cancer diagnosis
References
Publications (9)
- BACKGROUNDKenfield SA, Stampfer MJ, Giovannucci E, Chan JM. Physical activity and survival after prostate cancer diagnosis in the health professionals follow-up study. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Feb 20;29(6):726-32. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2010.31.5226. Epub 2011 Jan 4. PMID 21205749
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- BACKGROUNDEdwards LA, Woo J, Huxham LA, Verreault M, Dragowska WH, Chiu G, Rajput A, Kyle AH, Kalra J, Yapp D, Yan H, Minchinton AI, Huntsman D, Daynard T, Waterhouse DN, Thiessen B, Dedhar S, Bally MB. Suppression of VEGF secretion and changes in glioblastoma multiforme microenvironment by inhibition of integrin-linked kinase (ILK). Mol Cancer Ther. 2008 Jan;7(1):59-70. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-07-0329. PMID 18202010
- BACKGROUNDGiovannucci E, Rimm EB, Liu Y, Leitzmann M, Wu K, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC. Body mass index and risk of prostate cancer in U.S. health professionals. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003 Aug 20;95(16):1240-4. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djg009. PMID 12928350
- BACKGROUNDPlatz EA, Leitzmann MF, Visvanathan K, Rimm EB, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC, Giovannucci E. Statin drugs and risk of advanced prostate cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006 Dec 20;98(24):1819-25. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djj499. PMID 17179483
- BACKGROUNDLi H, Stampfer MJ, Mucci L, Rifai N, Qiu W, Kurth T, Ma J. A 25-year prospective study of plasma adiponectin and leptin concentrations and prostate cancer risk and survival. Clin Chem. 2010 Jan;56(1):34-43. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2009.133272. Epub 2009 Nov 12. PMID 19910504
- BACKGROUNDIrwin ML, Duggan C, Wang CY, Smith AW, McTiernan A, Baumgartner RN, Baumgartner KB, Bernstein L, Ballard-Barbash R. Fasting C-peptide levels and death resulting from all causes and breast cancer: the health, eating, activity, and lifestyle study. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Jan 1;29(1):47-53. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2010.28.4752. Epub 2010 Nov 29.