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CompletedNCT00954044Updated Apr 11, 2014

Exercising Together: An Intervention for Prostate Cancer Survivors and Spouses

An interventional study of Randomized Exercise Intervention and Randomized Exercise Intervention in Prostate Cancer, sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-04-11.

Sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
128
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the benefits of "Exercising Together"-a partnered strength training program for married couples coping with prostate cancer- on the physical and emotional health of prostate cancer survivors and their spouse and on marital quality.

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Conditions studied

  • Prostate Cancer

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Keywords

  • randomized clinical trial
  • prostate cancer
  • partnered exercise
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In context

Prostatic Neoplasms

6,370 studies on the registry are indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms; 1,400 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 128 is above the median of 58 across 4,822 interventional studies indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Oregon Health and Science University is the lead sponsor of 676 studies on the registry; 136 are open to participants now.

Of its 49 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 36 (73%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria For PCS:

  • Received treatment for histologically confirmed prostate cancer
  • Not currently undergoing radiation therapy or chemotherapy for prostate cancer
  • Currently residing with an identifiable spouse willing to participate
  • 60 years and older at enrollment

Inclusion Criteria for Spouses:

  • Currently residing with prostate cancer survivor

Exclusion Criteria for prostate cancer survivor and Spouses:

  • Current participation in moderate/vigorous intensity resistance training 2 or more hours per week
  • Cognitive difficulties that preclude answering the survey questions, participating in performance tests, or giving informed consent
  • Medical condition, movement or neurological disorder, or medication that contraindicates participation in resistance exercise
  • Unwillingness to be randomized
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
128 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Exercising Together

    Partnered progressive resistance exercise

    Behavioral: Randomized Exercise Intervention

  • Placebo comparator
    Usual Care

    Usual Care Control

    Behavioral: Randomized Exercise Intervention

Interventions

  • BehavioralRandomized Exercise Intervention

    The Exercising Together training group will participate in 6 months of supervised, progressive partnered resistance exercise. Couples will participate in 2 exercise sessions a week for 6 months.

  • BehavioralRandomized Exercise Intervention

    Couples will continue doing their usual daily activities for 6 months

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Physical function

    Time frame: baseline, 3, 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Marital quality

    Time frame: 0,3,6 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Oregon Health & Science University
    Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Winters-Stone KM, Lyons KS, Bennett JA, Beer TM. Patterns and predictors of symptom incongruence in older couples coping with prostate cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2014 May;22(5):1341-8. doi: 10.1007/s00520-013-2092-0. Epub 2013 Dec 17. PubMed 24337765 ↗
  • Winters-Stone KM, Lyons KS, Dobek J, Dieckmann NF, Bennett JA, Nail L, Beer TM. Benefits of partnered strength training for prostate cancer survivors and spouses: results from a randomized controlled trial of the Exercising Together project. J Cancer Surviv. 2016 Aug;10(4):633-44. doi: 10.1007/s11764-015-0509-0. Epub 2015 Dec 29. PubMed 26715587 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 11, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00954044
Lead sponsor
Oregon Health and Science University
Responsible party
Kerri Winters (Associate Professor, Oregon Health and Science University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 6, 2009
Start date
Jan 2010
Primary completion
May 2011
Completion
Jun 2011
Last update
Apr 11, 2014

Study contacts

Kerri Winters-Stone, PhD
principal investigator · Oregon Health & Science University-School of Nursing
Jessica Dobek, MS
study director · Oregon Health & Science University-School of Nursing

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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