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Telehealth Exercise Intervention to Improve Cardiovascular Health in Lymphoma Survivors, TECHS Trial

Telehealth Exercise Intervention to Improve Cardiovascular Health in Lymphoma Survivors (TECHS): A Pilot Feasibility Study

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05205512
Enrollment
10
Registered
2022-01-25
Start date
2022-09-14
Completion date
2025-06-09
Last updated
2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Brief summary

This clinical trial tests how well a telehealth exercise intervention works to improve cardiovascular health in lymphoma survivors. Telehealth exercise is a service to help perform physical exercises at home with a care provider online. With the use of telehealth exercise lymphoma survivors may be able to participate in exercise programs safely to improve heart health and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. Determine the feasibility of an 8-week telehealth exercise intervention, as assessed by enrollment, retention, and adherence to the telehealth exercise intervention. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: I. Explore the effects of an 8-week telehealth exercise intervention on cardiovascular health, assessed by cardiopulmonary exercise test, pulmonary function test, body compositions, and blood biomarkers. OUTLINE: Participants are randomized into 1 of 2 groups. GROUP I (TELEHEALTH EXERCISE): Patients participate in telehealth exercise intervention for 30 minutes per day, 3 days a week for 8 weeks. GROUP II (DELAYED CONTROL): Patients maintain current levels of physical activity for 8 weeks. Patients may then participate in telehealth exercise intervention for 8 weeks. After completion of study treatment, participants are followed up after 1 week.

Interventions

OTHERExercise Intervention

Maintain current levels of physical activity

OTHERQuestionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

OTHERTelemedicine

Participate in telehealth exercise intervention

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
City of Hope Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosed with Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma. * \>= 18 years old. * Are between 2-5 years after completing anti-cancer therapy and with no evidence of disease. * Intermediate (4-5) to high ( \>= 6) risk of cardiovascular risk factors based on six key variables: Age 30 to 50 years (y) \[2\]) and \>= 50y \[3\]; anthracycline dose \>250mg/m \^ 2 \[1\]; hypertension \[2\]; diabetes \[2\]; smoking \[1\]; and chest radiation \[1\]). * Able to understand and sign the informed consent document. * Physically able and willing to complete all study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

* Have overt cardiovascular disease within 6 months (e.g. myocardial infarction, stroke, angina). * Have contraindications to exercise. * Participate in structured exercise (\>60 minutes/week). * Female patients who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Adherence to the telehealth exercise interventionUp to 2 yearsAdherence will be measured by the number of exercise sessions attended over the exercise sessions prescribed (17/24 sessions).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Effects of an 8-week telehealth exercise interventionAt baseline up to week 9The physiologic effects of telehealth exercise intervention will be assessed by peak oxygen consumption (VO2) using cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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