Walking or cycling at home may ease fatigue in prostate cancer patients
NCT ID NCT06429813
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether two home-based exercise programs—walking or high-intensity cycling—can improve fitness and reduce fatigue in men with metastatic prostate cancer who are starting hormone therapy. Twenty-four participants will exercise at home for 12 weeks, with remote monitoring and before-and-after fitness tests. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and enjoyable for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- home-based exercise (walking or stationary cycling)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to help men with prostate cancer feel less tired and stay fitter during hormone therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 24 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Exercise programs can be hard to stick with, and the study does not test whether exercise affects the cancer itself.
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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 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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: 1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study 3. Male, aged ≥18 years old 4. Diagnosis of mCSPC (defined as either biopsy-proven metastatic prostate cancer or elevated PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) in the setting of imaging findings typical of prostate cancer spread; patients can either have de novo metastatic disease or recurrent metastatic disease after prior definitive therapy to the primary tumor with either surgery or radiation) 5. Planned treatment with ADT (LHRH \[Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone\] agonist such as leuprolide or LHRH antagonist such as degarelix), or recent administration, ≤14 days prior to enrollment. 6. Planned intensification with ARSI (abiraterone/prednisone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide). 7. Oncologist clearance for exercise training after taking into account functional status and co-morbid conditions that may limit ability to participate. 8. Ability to take oral medication and willing to adhere to the study intervention regimen 9. Ability to read, speak, and understand English. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Castrate-resistant prostate cancer (defined as prostate cancer previously treated with a backbone of ADT hormonal therapy with either progression of disease on imaging PSA progression with PSA increase of \> 25% and 2 ng/mL above nadir, confirmed at 2 time points at least 3 weeks apart, in the setting of testosterone level \< 50) 2. Patients with prostate cancer with biochemical recurrence (e.g., received prior definitive therapy with subsequent PSA \[Prostate-Specific Antigen\] rise) but radiographic imaging is negative for metastatic disease 3. Metastatic bone lesion(s) in the proximal femur, bone lesion causing impending fracture, or other metastatic site deemed unsafe for walking by treating physician 4. Medical/orthopedic comorbidities that preclude stationary cycling or walking 5. Significant cardiac/renal/hepatic/hematological/pulmonary disease precluding exercise training 6. Unstable angina or myocardial infarction within 4-weeks prior to treatment 7. Complex ventricular arrhythmias or New York Heart Association class IV symptoms 8. Symptomatic severe aortic stenosis 9. Acute pulmonary embolus 10. Acute myocarditis 11. Untreated high-risk proliferative retinopathy 12. Recent retinal hemorrhage 13. Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \> 180 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure \> 120 mm Hg) 14. Severe baseline electrolyte abnormalities (e.g. potassium) that may predispose patient to arrhythmias in the opinion of the treating investigator 15. Uncontrolled metabolic disease (diabetes with fasting blood sugar \>300 mg/dl, thyrotoxicosis, myxedema) 16. Symptomatic peripheral vascular disease 17. Prior treatment with taxane- or platinum- based chemotherapy 18. Prior treatment with PARP \[Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase\] inhibitors 19. Prior treatment with radium-223 or lutetium-177
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Virginia
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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