Teeing up for better health: golf program aims to ease prostate cancer treatment side effects
NCT ID NCT06500169
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a supervised golf exercise program can improve physical function, mental health, and quality of life in prostate cancer survivors who are on hormone therapy. Twenty men aged 55-85 with little or no golf experience will participate. The program includes walking, swinging, and putting, and researchers will measure changes in fitness, balance, thinking skills, and inflammation levels.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 20 people
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- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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55 to 85 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Los Angeles General Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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