Can walking and exercise keep colon cancer away?

NCT ID NCT00819208

Summary

This study is testing whether a structured physical activity program can help prevent colon cancer from coming back in people who have already had surgery and chemotherapy. It will compare a group that gets the exercise program plus health education to a group that gets health education alone. The main goal is to see if the exercise program helps people live longer without their cancer returning.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Study site

    Lévis, Quebec, G6V 3Z1, Canada

  • Study site

    Montpellier, CEDEX 5, France

  • Allan Blair Cancer Centre

    Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T 7T1, Canada

  • Armidale Hospital

    Armidale, New South Wales, 2350, Australia

  • BCCA - Vancouver Cancer Centre

    Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6, Canada

  • Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital

    Bankstown, New South Wales, 2200, Australia

  • Belfast City Hospital

    Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT9 7AB, United Kingdom

  • CancerCare Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada

  • Concord Repatriation General Hospital

    Concord, New South Wales, 2139, Australia

  • Cross Cancer Institute

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada

  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

  • Exercise Medicine Center for Diabetes and Cancer

    Seoul, South Korea

  • Flinders Medical Centre

    Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia

  • Grand River Regional Cancer Centre

    Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 1G3, Canada

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

  • Horizon Health Network

    Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5N5, Canada

  • Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences

    Hamilton, Ontario, L8V 5C2, Canada

  • Kingston Health Sciences Centre

    Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2V7, Canada

  • Liverpool Hospital

    Liverpool, New South Wales, 2170, Australia

  • London Regional Cancer Program

    London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada

  • Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centre - Campbelltown Hospital

    Campbelltown, 2560, Australia

  • Newcastle Private Hospital

    Newcastle, New South Wales, 2305, Australia

  • Niagara Health System

    St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 0A9, Canada

  • North Coast Cancer Institute - Port Macquarie

    Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 2444, Australia

  • North Coast Cancer Institute Coffs Harbour

    Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, 2450, Australia

  • Odette Cancer Centre

    Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

  • Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada

  • Princess Alexandra

    Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia

  • Regional Health Authority B, Zone 2

    Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L 4L2, Canada

  • Riverina Cancer Care Centre

    Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 2650, Australia

  • Royal Adelaide Hospital

    Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia

  • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

    Herston, Queensland, 4029, Australia

  • Royal North Shore Hospital

    St Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia

  • Royal Perth Hospital

    Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia

  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

    Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia

  • Saskatoon Cancer Centre

    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 4H4, Canada

  • Sinai Health System

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada

  • St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

    Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia

  • Stronach Regional Health Centre at Southlake

    Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 2P9, Canada

  • Sydney Adventist Hospital

    Wahroonga, New South Wales, 2076, Australia

  • Tamworth Hospital

    Tamworth, New South Wales, 2340, Australia

  • The Moncton Hospital

    Moncton, New Brunswick, E1C 6Z8, Canada

  • The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    Woodville, South Australia, 5011, Australia

  • Tom Baker Cancer Centre

    Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N2, Canada

  • Toronto Rehab

    Toronto, Ontario, M4G 1R7, Canada

  • Trillium Health Partners - Credit Valley Hospital

    Mississauga, Ontario, L5M 2N1, Canada

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-1651, United States

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