Golf Recreational Exercise for Enhanced Survivorship in Prostate Cancer Survivors
Recruiting · NCT06500169 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Southern California
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What this trial is about
This clinical trial evaluates a golf recreational exercise program for enhancing survivorship in underrepresented prostate cancer survivors. Golf is a multimodal recreational activity that requires participants to utilize all muscle groups to perform the golf swing, walk over hilly and uneven terrain, maintain balance during putting and squat-like tasks. Physical activity and exercise are beneficial to physical function, cognitive function, psychosocial health, and overall quality of life during prostate cancer survivorship. These aspects of health are impacted by prostate cancer treatment, especially androgen deprivation therapy. Additionally, supervised, group-based activity programs facilitate participation in physical activity. Researchers want to examine the changes in functional abilities, psychosocial health, and quality of life following participation in in a golf program designed for prostate cancer survivors.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- First time, primary diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa)
- Currently receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and/or androgen receptor blocker) for more than 6 months
- Older adult male: 55-85 years old
- The ability to stand independently without external support
- No or minimal golf experience (played \< 5 times in the past 10 years)
- English speaking
Exclusion criteria
- Second cancer diagnosis (excluding non-invasive skin cancers) or bone metastases
- Prostatectomy less than 6 months prior to study enrollment (prostatectomy is not a requirement for study entry)
- Symptomatic cardiovascular disease, active angina, uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure (SBP) \> 160 or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) \> 90, high resting pulse heart rate (HR) \> 90), symptomatic orthostatic hypotension
- Unstable asthma, exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD\]
- History of injury or orthopedic operation within the last 6 months
- Movement disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease (PD) or other neurological disorders), hemiparesis or paraparesis
- Severe vision or hearing problems
Where it is running
2 locations listed across 1 US state.
- Los Angeles General Medical Center - Los Angeles, California, United States
- USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center - Los Angeles, California, United States