Exercise Therapy and Radiation Therapy (EXERT) for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
This study is being done to determine if patients receiving personalized exercise therapy (versus those who do not receive personalized exercise therapy) have improved quality of life and physical functioning after completing their radiation therapy. Second, the study is being done to find if the quality of life changes during therapy correlate with measurements of inflammation in the blood. Third, the study is being done to see if adding exercise therapy to radiation therapy will improve survival.
• Subjects must have lymph node positive or metastatic disease consistent with prostate cancer
• Males ≥18 years of age receiving RT
• Patient receiving 5 fractions or stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
• Patient may have received prior hormone therapy. Prior or current use of chemotherapy agents is allowed, but not necessary.
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Must be able to provide and understand informed consent
• Must have an ECOG Performance Status (PS) of ≤ 3
• Primary attending radiation oncologist approval