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Outdoor vs Indoor Exercise for Childhood Cancer Survivors (GECCOS Trial)

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Recruiting

Research Sponsored by University of Minnesota

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Must be off of all immune suppressing therapies

Survivors of childhood cancer or hematopoietic cell transplantation for non-malignant diseases

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 5 years

Awards & highlights

GECCOS Trial Summary

This trial will compare how well adolescent and young adult cancer survivors do in an outdoor exercise intervention compared to an indoor one in terms of exercise behaviors, fatigue, and exercise motivation.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for young individuals aged 13-30 who have survived childhood cancer or bone marrow transplant. They must be at least 3 months post-cancer treatment, or 6 months post-transplant without cancer recurrence, off immune therapies, and able to speak English.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study compares the effects of outdoor exercise with indoor exercise on survivors' activity levels, fatigue, and motivation to exercise. Participants will experience both environments in a crossover design to serve as their own controls.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves physical exercise rather than medication, side effects may include typical exercise-related issues such as muscle soreness or strain but are expected to be minimal.

GECCOS Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am not taking any immune-suppressing medications.

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I survived childhood cancer or had a cell transplant for a non-cancerous disease.

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I finished cancer treatment over 3 months ago or had a cell transplant over 6 months ago with no cancer return.

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I am between 13 and 30 years old.

GECCOS Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 5 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~5 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Feasibility as measured by number of participants recruited

Secondary outcome measures

Behavior Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-2)

Fatigue

Feasibility as Measured by Accelerometer-Measured Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)

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GECCOS Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Outdoor ExerciseExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

2 sessions of outdoor exercise per week

Group II: Indoor ExerciseExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

2 sessions of indoor exercise per week

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of MinnesotaLead Sponsor

1,379 Previous Clinical Trials

1,588,476 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Outdoor Exercise Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03852758 — N/A

Bone Marrow Transplant Research Study Groups: Outdoor Exercise, Indoor Exercise

Bone Marrow Transplant Clinical Trial 2023: Outdoor Exercise Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03852758 — N/A

Outdoor Exercise 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03852758 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

If I qualify, may I take part in this research?

"20 people will be accepted into this clinical trial. The ideal candidate for this treatment should have had a cell transplant and be between the ages of 13 and 30."

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Are there still positions available for individuals in this clinical trial?

"The information available on clinicaltrials.gov suggests that this clinical trial is still recruiting patients. The original posting date was May 1st, 2019 and the most recent update was September 16th, 2020."

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Is this study meant for an older demographic?

"In order to qualify for this trial, applicants must be between the ages of 13 and 30. Out of the total 29 studies, 20 are for patients under 18 and 9 are for patients over 65."

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What is the maximum capacity for participants in this research?

"The posting on clinicaltrials.gov says that the research team is still looking for volunteers. The 20 participants will be drawn from a single site, and the study's dates are from May 1st, 2019 to September 16th, 2022."

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Recent research and studies

Pediatric Blood & CancerJournal

Cancer Survivors Exercise at Higher Intensity in Outdoor Settings: The GECCOS Trial

Miller, Jonathan M., Karim T. Sadak, Arman A. Shahriar, Natalie J. Wilson, Maree Hampton, Manami Bhattacharya, Ali Towle, and Lucie M. Turcotte. 2020. “Cancer Survivors Exercise at Higher Intensity in Outdoor Settings: The GECCOS Trial”. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. Wiley. doi:10.1002/pbc.28850.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Green Exercise for Cancer - Creating Opportunities for Survivors

2019. "Green Exercise for Cancer - Creating Opportunities for Survivors". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03852758.