Diet and exercise may fight frailty in prostate cancer survivors
NCT ID NCT03880422
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether personalized nutrition and exercise plans can reduce frailty and improve body composition in prostate cancer survivors who are on hormone therapy (ADT). Fifty participants will receive diet advice, exercise coaching, and educational sessions. Researchers will measure changes in muscle mass, fat, strength, and mobility over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dietary plan, exercise program, and educational sessions
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that personalized nutrition and exercise help prostate cancer patients feel stronger, reduce frailty, and improve body composition during hormone therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-phase study (50 people) with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. Benefits may be modest or not sustained.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2019
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Biopsy-confirmed prostate adenocarcinoma of any stage/grade * Prescribed or already receiving continuous ADT for \< 5 years * Hemoglobin \> 11 g/dL * Creatinine \< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), AST or ALT \<2 x ULN within 6 months prior to enrollment * Liver function tests \< 2 x ULN * Able to walk unassisted at least 100 meters (200 steps) or ECOG \<= 1 * No contraindications to any aspect of participation, including aerobic exercise * Participant must be able to read, write, and understand the English language and be able to provide written consent * Participant must understand the investigational nature of this study and sign an Independent Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board approved written informed consent form prior to receiving any study related procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Known clinically significant severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, and/or significant cardiac arrhythmias * Limiting orthopedic, musculoskeletal or psychological conditions (clinician discretion) * Overall medical frailty (clinician discretion) * Any condition contraindicating additional blood collection beyond standard of care * Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements * Any condition which in the investigator's opinion deems the participant an unsuitable candidate to receive study intervention
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBuffalo, New York, 14263, United States
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