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A clinician referral and 12-week exercise training program for men with prostate cancer: outcomes to 12 months of the ENGAGE cluster randomized controlled trial
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posted on 2017-05-01, 00:00 authored by Cadeyrn GaskinCadeyrn Gaskin, M Craike, Mohammadreza MohebbiMohammadreza Mohebbi, K S Courneya, Trish LivingstonTrish LivingstonBACKGROUND: The ENGAGE (efficacy of a referral and physical activity program for survivors of prostate cancer) study established that a clinician referral and 12-week exercise training program increased vigorous physical activity at 12 weeks among men with prostate cancer. Here, we report the 6- and 12-month outcomes. METHODS: In this multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial, we compared a clinician referral and exercise training program to usual care. Discounted gym membership was offered to men in the intervention condition on completion of the 12-week exercise program. Self-reported physical activity at 6 and 12 months was the primary outcome. Quality of life, anxiety, and depressive symptoms were secondary outcomes. RESULTS: A total of 147 men meeting eligibility criteria agreed to participate (54 intervention, 93 control). A positive interaction effect for vigorous physical activity was observed at 6 months, but not 12 months. No significant effects for the secondary outcomes were found. CONCLUSIONS: A clinician referral and community-based supervised and unsupervised exercise training program, along with discounted gym membership, had a positive short-term effect on vigorous physical activity levels, but did not improve quality of life, in men with prostate cancer.
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Journal of physical activity and healthVolume
14Issue
5Pagination
353 - 359Publisher
Human Kinetics, Inc.Location
Champaign, Ill.Publisher DOI
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1543-3080eISSN
1543-5474Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2017, Human Kinetics, Inc.Usage metrics
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