Interrupting Sedentary Time to Improve Cardiometabolic Health and Toxicity in Patients With Lymphoma Receiving Chemotherapy: The iSTAND Trial

Last updated: April 4, 2025
Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Lymphoma

Treatment

Interrupted Sedentary Time Intervention

Clinical Study ID

NCT06923397
24-765
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study aims to see if a 12-week exercise program designed to reduce long periods of inactivity is feasible in newly diagnosed lymphoma participants receiving R-CHOP or POLA-R-CHP chemotherapy treatments, and whether it can improve heart health and reduce chemotherapy drug side effects.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign informed consent prior to anystudy- related procedures.

  • Patients diagnosed with lymphoma.

  • Will receive first line R-CHOP or POLA-R-CHP chemotherapy regimens, patients do notneed to be within a certain timeframe from diagnosis.

  • Aged ≥18 years; due to the rarity of the disease in those <18 years, this agebracket will not be included.

  • Engaging in ≤60-minutes of structured moderate or vigorous intensity exercise.

  • Have physician clearance to participate in exercise.

  • Speak English.

  • Willing to travel to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for necessary data collection andexercise sessions.

  • Access to a phone that can receive text messages.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unstable comorbidities that prevent participation in moderate-to-vigorous intensityexercise. Patients with unstable comorbidities likely require supervised exercisefor safety, and part of this study involves unsupervised exercise; therefore, forsafety reasons, these persons are excluded.

  • Participate in more than 60 minutes of structured moderate-to-vigorous exercise perweek over the last month. Excess additional exercise is a confounding factor inassessing the effect of the current interrupted sedentary time intervention.

  • Patients receiving treatment for other active malignancies (except basal cellcarcinoma). This study is exclusively targeting lymphoma chemotherapy-relatedeffects.

  • Subjects who in the opinion of the investigators may not be able to comply with thesafety monitoring requirements of the study.

  • Unable to travel to DFCI Longwood campus for necessary data collection andchemotherapy infusions.

Study Design

Total Participants: 24
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Interrupted Sedentary Time Intervention
Phase:
Study Start date:
October 01, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
May 31, 2026

Study Description

The purpose of this study is to see if a 12-week exercise program designed to reduce long periods of inactivity is feasible in newly diagnosed lymphoma participants receiving R-CHOP or POLA-R-CHP chemotherapy treatments, and whether it can improve heart health and reduce chemotherapy drug side effects.

Participants will be randomized into one of two groups: Group A: Interrupted Sedentary Time Intervention vs. Group B: Usual Care Control Group. Randomized means a participant is placed into a study group by chance.

The research study procedures include screening for eligibility, assessments of fitness and physical health, blood tests, and questionnaires.

Participation in this research study is expected to last about 3 months.

It is expected that about 24 people will take part in this research study.

Connect with a study center

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    United States

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