| Literature DB >> 15157729 |
Cindy L Carmack Taylor1, Murray A Smith, Carl de Moor, Andrea L Dunn, Curtis Pettaway, Rena Sellin, Chuslip Charnsangavej, Molly C Hansen, Ellen R Gritz.
Abstract
Prostate cancer patients receiving androgen ablation therapy experience significant physical and psychological sequelae associated with their disease and treatment. Because physical activity improves physical and psychological well-being, a lifestyle physical activity intervention may help slow or reverse the associated decline in quality of life (QOL). No studies have evaluated an intervention to improve multiple QOL domains in patients receiving androgen ablation therapy. Active for Life After Cancer is a three-group randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a lifestyle physical activity intervention (Lifestyle Program) in improving QOL. The Lifestyle Program, a 6-month behavioral skills training group, is compared to an Educational Support Program and Standard Care. The purpose of this paper is to describe the design of the randomized trial and present baseline data that will characterize the QOL of the sample. Challenges to recruitment for the trial also will be presented and discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15157729 DOI： 10.1016/j.cct.2004.03.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Control Clin Trials ISSN： 0197-2456