Supervised and home-based physical exercise in patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma-a randomized controlled feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study evaluated the feasibility and safety of the exercise intervention and physical test procedures of our ongoing randomized controlled trial, examining the effect of physical exercise in newly diagnosed patients with multiple myeloma.

Methods

Patients are randomized 1:1 to a control group (usual care) or an intervention group (usual care and exercise) by block randomization with stratification of planned treatment, WHO performance status, and study site. The exercise intervention consists of eight supervised exercise sessions combined with home-based exercise over a 10-week period. Bone disease is systematically evaluated to determine limitations regarding physical testing and/or exercise. Feasibility outcome measures were study eligibility, acceptance, and

SUBMITTER: Larsen RF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6849284 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature