Principal Investigator
Enrollment Status
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Clinical Trial Summary
This study will determine if a structured walking intervention will help maintain or improve
physical activity levels, physical function and quality of life in hematopoietic stem cell
transplant patients.
Phase
N/A
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Institutional
Disease
Temp
Enrollment Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Be between 40 and 80 years of age
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent in English
- Ability to comprehend the purpose of the study
- Be scheduled to receive an autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant
at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Have an expected hospital stay of at least 2 weeks
- Not currently be participating in an exercise training program
Exclusion Criteria:
- Dementia, altered mental status, or psychiatric condition
- Received erythropoiesis-stimulating proteins within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
- Comorbid conditions that would contraindicate exercise testing
- Undergoing concurrent non-transplant-related chemotherapy or radiation