Exercise program for Black men on prostate hormone therapy
Part of Cancer, Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a structured exercise program can improve heart and blood-vessel health in Black men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. It may help your cardiovascular (heart) health and monitors safety during the program.
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Who can take part
- You’re over 18 and have been diagnosed with prostate cancer
- You currently take androgen deprivation therapy and plan to continue it for at least 4 months
- You self-identify as Black
- You can travel to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) for study visits and research data collection
- Your doctor clears you for exercise, and you don’t have uncontrolled heart/lung or metabolic problems that would be unsafe
- You speak English or Spanish and do 60 minutes or less of moderate/vigorous structured exercise per week
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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