scholarly journals 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

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 353-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cadeyrn J. Gaskin ◽  
Melinda Craike ◽  
Mohammadreza Mohebbi ◽  
Kerry S. Courneya ◽  
Patricia M. Livingston
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Exercise Training ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Exercise Training Program ◽  
Cluster Randomized

Background: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.

NASHFit: A randomized controlled trial of an exercise training program to reduce clotting risk in patients with NASH

Hepatology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan G. Stine ◽  
Ian R. Schreibman ◽  
Alison J. Faust ◽  
Jessica Dahmus ◽  
Benjamin Stern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Exercise Training ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Exercise Training Program

scholarly journals Implementation of a School Physical Activity Policy Improves Student Physical Activity Levels: Outcomes of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 1009-1018
Author(s):  
Nicole K. Nathan ◽  
Rachel L. Sutherland ◽  
Kirsty Hope ◽  
Nicole J. McCarthy ◽  
Matthew Pettett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
School Day ◽  
Cluster Randomized ◽  
The Impact

Aim: To assess the impact of a multistrategy intervention designed to improve teachers’ implementation of a school physical activity (PA) policy on student PA levels. Methods: A cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted in 12 elementary schools. Policy implementation required schools to deliver 150 minutes of organized PA for students each week via physical education, sport, or class-based activities such as energizers. Schools received implementation support designed using the theoretical domains framework to help them implement the current policy. Results: A total of 1,502 children in kindergarten to grade 6 participated. At follow-up compared with control, students attending intervention schools had, measured via accelerometer, significantly greater increases in school day counts per minute (97.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 64.5 to 130.4; P < .001) and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) (3.0; 95% CI, 2.2–3.8, P < .001) and a greater decrease in sedentary time (−2.1; 95% CI, −3.9 to −0.4, P = .02) per school day. Teachers in intervention schools delivered significantly more minutes (36.6 min) of PA to their students at follow-up (95% CI, 2.7–70.5, P = .04). Conclusions: Supporting teachers to implement a PA policy improves student PA. Additional strategies may be needed to support teachers to implement activities that result in larger gains in student MVPA.

scholarly journals The Association Between Different Kinds of Exercise and Quality of Life in the Long Term. Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial on the Elderly

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gioia Mura ◽  
Federica Sancassiani ◽  
Gian Mario Migliaccio ◽  
Giorgia Collu ◽  
Mauro Giovanni Carta
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Normative Sample ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Activity Program ◽  
Over Time

Introduction: Quality of Life (QoL) tends to decrease with age. Exercise has been shown to be effective in improving some psychosocial features related to QoL. We carried out a randomized controlled trial to verify the long-term efficacy of an intensive fitness program versus a lighter program on the QoL of an elderly sample, compared to QoL of a large normative sample. Methods: Participants aged ≥65 years were randomly assigned in a 1:1 fashion either to a vigorous physical activity program group (VAG) or to a postural gymnastic group (PGG). Depressive symptoms were screened by PHQ-9. QoL assessment was done by SF-12. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was conducted to test differences between the two groups over time. Comparison with the normative sample was carried out by means of ANOVA 1-way. Results: Both VAG and PGG showed low PHQ9 scores at the beginning and at the end of the trial, indicating the absence of depressive symptoms. At the end of the study, both groups had a higher level of QoL, measured by means of SF-12, than the normative standardized sample. While SF-12 scores for both groups decreased slightly 12 weeks after the end of the trial, only the VAG group maintained significantly-higher scores than those of the normative sample. Conclusions: A vigorous physical activity program group might be associated with better maintenance of results over time as compared to a postural gymnastic program. These results require future confirmation by further studies on large samples.

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