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Register: TCTR
Last refreshed on: 1 April 2024
Main ID:  TCTR20171211001
Date of registration: 11/12/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: 6F, No.35, Siao-Dong Road, Tainan, 704, Taiwan, R.O.C
Public title: Exercise meliorates cardio fitness and oxidative stress in patients with head and neck cancer receiving chemotherapy
Scientific title: Combination of aerobic and resistance exercise increase exercises capacity and reduces systemic oxidative stress in patients with head and neck cancer receiving chemotherapy
Date of first enrolment: 14/09/2016
Target sample size:
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://www.thaiclinicaltrials.org/show/TCTR20171211001
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  N/A  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name: Kun-Ling    Tsai
Address:  701 No. 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan 701 Taiwan Taiwan
Telephone: 88662353535#6219
Email: kunlingtsai@mail.ncku.edu.tw
Affiliation:  National Cheng Kung University
Name: Kun-Ling    Tsai
Address:  701 No. 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan 701 Taiwan Taiwan
Telephone: 88662353535#6219
Email: kunlingtsai@mail.ncku.edu.tw
Affiliation:  National Cheng Kung University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) ≧20 years old with head and neck cancer, (2) head and neck cancer diagnosed by pathology, cytology or imaging, (3) no serious complications, (4) no brain tumor metastasis, and (5) no history of mental illness.
Exclusion criteria: (1) those who couldn’t sign the consent, (2) neurological disorders (e.g. stroke), (3) pregnant or lactating women, (4) severe psychiatric disorders (e.g. bipolar disorder and schizophrenia), (5) musculoskeletal disorders that limited mobility (e.g. myopathy, amputation), (6) severe organ failure, and (7) clinically determined to have a survival rate of less than three months.

Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
head and neck cancer, exercise, exercise capacity, oxidative stress
30 head and neck cancer patients who were undergoing chemotherapy were recruited in this study.
head and neck cancer, exercise, exercise capacity, oxidative stress
Intervention(s)
Combination of aerobic and resistance exercise was trained 3 days a week, total 8 weeks of exercise intervention.
Experimental No treatment
exercise intervention
Primary Outcome(s)
Exercise response of heart rate and blood pressure before and after training bp meter
Secondary Outcome(s)
blood markers of oxidative stress before and after training activity kits
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
6F, No.35, Siao-Dong Road, Tainan, 704, Taiwan, R.O.C
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Submitted, approved
Approval date:
Contact:
wjchen117@gmail.com
National Cheng Kung University Hospital Institutional Review Board
886-6-235-3535 Ext. 4290
wjchen117@gmail.com
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed: 01/10/2017
URL:
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