Status: Closed
Activation Date: 2008DEC03
Closing Date: 2024JAN24
Phase: III
Description: A Phase III Study of the Impact of a Physical Activity Program on Disease-Free Survival in Patients with High Risk Stage II or Stage III Colon Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial (CHALLENGE).
Eligibility: Medically fit colon cancer patients (high risk stage II and stage III) who have completed adjuvant chemotherapy within the past 60-180 days. Current physical activity levels must not meet the recommended guidelines (>=150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous or >=75 minutes of vigorous exercise/week). Following registration, and prior to randomization, patients must successfully complete at least two stages of a submaximal exercise test to ensure they are able to safely exercise at a moderate to vigorous intensity.
Objective: Primary Objective: Disease free survival (DFS) Secondary objectives: 1. To compare the two intervention arms with respect to: - Quality of Life (QOL) - Objective markers of physical fitness - Physical activity behaviour - Overall survival (OS) - Serum levels of insulin, IGF-1, IGF-2 and IGFBP3 - Cytokine levels - Economic evaluations including cost effective and cost-utility analyses - Predictors of physical activity adherence 2. To compare the following evaluations in all randomized patients to assess for potential associations - Molecular markers with DFS, OS, level of physical activity and level of fatigue - Age, gender, country, incremental increase in physical activity and change in aerobic fitness with DFS, OS, level of fatigue and QOL 3. To establish a comprehensive specimen bank linked to a clinical database for the further study of molecular markers in colon cancer
Participation: Limited to invited centres
Lay Description: The purpose of this study is to compare the disease-free survival of patients involved in a physical activity program (designed to increase physical activity participation) who also receive general health education materials (about diet and physical activity) to patients who receive the general health education materials only. This study is being done because, as of yet, there is no conclusive evidence that physical activity will decrease the likelihood of colon cancer recurrence. This study will also obtain important information about the impact of physical activity on patients' physical functioning, body composition, quality of life, fatigue, mood, cytokines and the insulin pathway, and their influence on prognosis, as well as cost-effectiveness.
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| Disease Site | Trial Code | Patients Accrued | Patients - Blocks | Patients - Slides | Patients - Blocks and/or Slides |
| GASTRO-INTESTINAL | CO21 | 1010 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Fluid Samples| Disease Site | Trial Code | Patients Accrued | TMA Blocks | Patients on TMA Blocks |
| GASTRO-INTESTINAL | CO21 | 1010 | 0 | 0 |
| Disease Site | Trial Code | Patients Accrued | Patients - Whole Blood | Patients - Cellular Component of Blood | Patients - DNA extracted from Blood | Patients - RNA extracted from Blood | Patients - Plasma | Patients - Serum | Patients - Urine | Patients - Buccal |
| GASTRO-INTESTINAL | CO21 | 1010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 710 | 709 | 0 | 0 |