The Effect of Personalized Exercise Interventions for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a debilitating and common side effect of neurotoxic cancer treatment. The most frequent symptoms include sensory disturbances and weakness in the hands and/or feet. CIPN can interfere with both daily activities and cancer treatment itself. Although there is proof of concept for physical activity as a preventive measure for CIPN, physical activity is currently not included in the international evidence-based guideline for the prevention of CIPN due to the need of larger sample-sized definitive studies. The aim of this project is, on the one hand, to investigate the preventive effect of an exercise program based on international physical activity guidelines on CIPN symptoms in patients with breast or colorectal cancer undergoing taxane- or platinum-based chemotherapy. On the other hand, the study will also explore how patients and healthcare professionals experience the implementation of physical activity during this phase of therapy. A prospective randomized controlled trial will be conducted, with CIPN symptoms as the primary outcome measure.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• age above 18 years

• a primary diagnosis of breast, gynaecological or colon cancer, without distant metastasis

• been chemotherapy naïve

• been scheduled for at least 12 weeks of taxane- or platinum-based chemotherapy without other neurotoxic chemotherapy

Locations
Other Locations
Belgium
Antwerp University Hospital
RECRUITING
Edegem
University Hospital Leuven
RECRUITING
Leuven
Contact Information
Primary
Dr. Lore Dams
lore.dams@uantwerpen.be
+32 3 265 16 59
Backup
Prof. An De Groef
an.degroef@uantwerpen.be
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-06-05
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-11-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 206
Treatments
Experimental: Exercise intervention
Participants receive a 12-week individually tailored exercise program from the start of taxane- or platinum-based chemotherapy, in addition to the standard of care (advice on physical activity during cancer treatment)
No_intervention: No formal exercise intervention
Standard of care (advice on physical activity during cancer treatment)
Sponsors
Collaborators: Kom Op Tegen Kanker, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven, University Hospital, Antwerp
Leads: Universiteit Antwerpen

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov