Study protocol for the Exercising Together© trial: a randomized, controlled trial of partnered exercise for couples coping with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most cancer survivors are married, and cancer strains the physical and mental health of each partner and their intimate relationship. We created a partnered strength training program, Exercising Together©, where the survivor and his/her partner exercise as a team in order to improve physical and mental health of both members of the couple as well as the quality of their relationship. We have not yet determined if Exercising Together© is similarly effective in couples coping with different types of cancer nor if training as a team has unique and added benefits over those derived from supervised group training and/or shared behavior change. The purpose of this study is to determine the unique benefits of Exercising Together© on physical, mental, and relational health in co

SUBMITTER: Winters-Stone KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8404361 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature