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Feasibility of a Remotely-Delivered Resistance Training Program for Cognitive Function in Men Living With and Beyond Prostate Cancer
Sponsor: University of Toronto
Summary
Prostate cancer and its treatment are associated with many long-term adverse effects including cancer-related cognitive impairment. Specifically, androgen deprivation therapy has been shown to negatively impact cognitive function. Combined aerobic and resistance training has been shown to improve cognitive function in men treated with androgen deprivation therapy, but limited research has observed its impact into survivorship. Additionally, existing study designs are limited to supervised, combined aerobic and resistance training interventions. Remotely-delivered resistance training programs could enhance exercise participation by overcoming commonly reported barriers in men living with and beyond prostate cancer such as transportation, distance to facility, and timing of programs. Alongside the needs to address cancer-related cognitive impairments due to androgen deprivation therapy, resistance training may serve to manage functional deficits, losses in bone mineral density and muscle mass and increases in cardiometabolic risk factors. This study will assess the feasibility of an 8-week remotely-delivered resistance training program to improve cognitive function in men living with and beyond prostate cancer who have a history of androgen deprivation therapy treatment.
Official title: A Remotely-Delivered Resistance Training Program for Cognitive Function in Men Living With and Beyond Prostate Cancer: A Feasibility Study
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2025-03-01
Completion Date
2026-01
Last Updated
2025-02-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Resistance Training
The resistance training intervention will consist of two remotely-delivered exercise sessions per week for eight weeks (16 sessions total). One session will be a live, remotely delivered 1:1 class led by a qualified exercise professional (\~one hour). The second session will be unsupervised, completed by watching a pre-recorded workout video that will vary bi-weekly to elicit progressive overload. Pre-recorded workout videos will be emailed and feature the qualified exercise professional who will provide instruction to mimic live sessions. Both sessions will involve a dynamic warm-up (\~10 minutes), 8 resistance-band exercises (\~30-45 minutes), followed by a cool-down (\~10 minutes).
Locations (1)
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada