Clinical trial · Interventional
Strength for Health
Safety and Efficacy of Home-based Resistance Training in Colorectal Cancer Survivors
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): investigator left Loyola
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Despite a robust literature on the benefits of exercise for cancer survivors, most of the research to date falls in two primary areas - aerobic exercise and breast cancer survivors. The focus on aerobic training alone is a concern as resistance training is critical for building the muscle mass necessary to maintain physical function. However, concerns have been raised about the potential for higher than tolerated adverse event rates during resistance training, particularly that which is unsupervised, despite a history of safe use of resistance training in other chronically diseased patient populations. The aim of this pilot study is to demonstrate the feasibility, safety and quality of life benefit of a home-based resistance-training program among colorectal cancer survivors. The investigators will recruit n=30 men and women with stage I-III colon cancer. Participants will be randomized to a home-based exercise intervention that combines aerobic and resistance exercise. Control arm participants will receive a home-based meditation program.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colon Cancer | Malignant Colon Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Meditation | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Exercise
- description
- Exercise 12 week home-based resistance exercise training intervention. Participants will be coached to engage in resistance training 3 days per week and aerobic exercise for 30 minutes at least 5 days per week for 12 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Exercise
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- control
- description
- Participants in the attention control arm will not be asked to cease activity they already participate in but will be instructed not to begin a new exercise program for 12 weeks. Participants will receive a meditation CD to use daily to account for the time intervention arm participants are engaged in exercise.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Meditation
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * stage I-III colorectal cancer * completed surgical treatment * at least 12 weeks post-surgery. * at least 4 weeks post adjuvant therapy. * age 18 and older. Exclusion Criteria: * patients who had surgery more than 24 months ago. * patients with related pre-existing conditions (i.e., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, familial polyposis syndromes).
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