The Effect of Endurance Training on Body Composition and Insulin Sensitivity in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy

The Effect of Endurance Training on Body Composition and Insulin Sensitivity in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving ADT

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01676480

Enrollment

Registered

2012-08-31

Start date

2009-09-30

Completion date

2011-09-30

Last updated

2012-09-05

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Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Keywords

Prostate cancer, ADT, Endurance training

Brief summary

The purpose of the present study is to investigate if endurance training can be used as a therapeutic action against the adverse metabolic disturbances and unfavourable changes in body composition that accompany the androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) treatment in prostate cancer patients.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEndurance training

12 weeks of endurance training 3 times per week

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Prostate cancer patients receiving ADT for at least 3 months * Healthy age and BMI matched controls

Exclusion criteria

* severe cardiovascular disease * severe arthritis * severe neuropathy * severe hypertension * therapy with antidiabetic agents * VO2max \> 30.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in body composition and insulin sensitivity in response to training	Body composition and insulin sensitivity are measured at baseline and after 12 weeks of endurance training

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026