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A Simple Walking Program to Enhance Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Delivery
Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center
Summary
By utilizing fitness trackers, this study aims to demonstrate that a simple walking program improves patients' ability to tolerate curative concurrent chemoradiotherapy without treatment interruption.
Official title: A Simple Walking Program to Enhance Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Delivery: A Randomized Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
166
Start Date
2017-02-16
Completion Date
2021-03-03
Last Updated
2026-04-13
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Pedometer-based Walking Program
Patients will be instructed to meet the daily step count goal displayed on their fitness tracker. If goal is not being met, study team will intervene and reinforce the importance of meeting this goal. Intervention will include a conversation with the patient, led by a study coordinator, to identify any challenges present in meeting the prescribed goal. Solutions to such challenges may be offered by the coordinator or necessary provider, such as a dietitian, when applicable.
Locations (1)
Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, United States