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Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Skeletal Muscle Remodeling in Colorectal Cancer
NCT ID: NCT05789433Sponsor: AdventHealth Translational Research InstituteLast updated: 2025-07-03
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to quantify the effects of aerobic exercise training compared to attention control on intermuscular adipose tissue in colorectal cancer survivors.
Arms & interventions
- BehavioralAerobic exercise
Moderate- to vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise
- BehavioralProgressive stretching
Statistic stretching of eight major muscle groups
Outcome measures
Primary
Whole-Body Intermuscular Adipose Tissue
Mean (kg) whole-body intermuscular adipose tissue quantified using magnetic resonance imaging.
Time frame: up to Week 12
Eligibility criteria
Sex: AllAge: 18 Years and olderHealthy volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age ≥18 years
* Histologically confirmed stage I, II, or III colon or rectal cancer
* Completed surgical resection with curative intent
* Completed other cancer-directed treatments
* Engage in \<150 minutes per week of moderate- to vigorous-intensity structured endurance exercise
* No planned major surgery during the study period
* Readiness to exercise, as determined by a modified version of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
* Ability to provide written informed consent
* Provide written approval by a qualified healthcare professional
* Willing to be randomized
Exclusion Criteria:
* Evidence of metastatic or recurrent colorectal cancer
* Concurrently actively treated other (non-colorectal) cancer
* Scheduled to receive other postoperative cancer-directed treatment(s)
* Currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant within the next 24 weeks
* Currently participating in another study with competing outcomes
* Contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging
* Any dietary condition or restriction that would limit tolerance of a mixed meal challenge
* Any other cardiovascular, pulmonary, orthopedic, neurologic, psychiatric, or other condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would preclude participation or successful compliance with the protocol
* Any other situation that, in the opinion of the investigator, would negatively impact subject safety or successful compliance with the protocol
Study locations (1)
AdventHealth
Orlando, Florida, 32804