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

NCT06923397 · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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About this study
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.
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign informed consent prior to any study- related procedures. * Patients diagnosed with lymphoma. * Will receive first line R-CHOP or POLA-R-CHP chemotherapy regimens, patients do not need to be within a certain timeframe from diagnosis. * Aged ≥18 years; due to the rarity of the disease in those \<18 years, this age bracket 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 and exercise sessions. * Access to a phone that can receive text messages. Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable comorbidities that prevent participation in moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise. Patients with unstable comorbidities likely require supervised exercise for safety, and part of this study involves unsupervised exercise; therefore, for safety reasons, these persons are excluded. * Participate in more than 60 minutes of structured moderate-to-vigorous exercise per week over the last month. Excess additional exercise is a confounding factor in assessing the effect of the current interrupted sedentary time intervention. * Patients receiving treatment for other active malignancies (except basal cell carcinoma). This study is exclusively targeting lymphoma chemotherapy-related effects. * Patients currently taking weight loss drugs. * Subjects who in the opinion of the investigators may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study. * Unable to travel to DFCI Longwood campus for necessary data collection and chemotherapy infusions.
Study design
Enrollment target: 24 participants
Allocation: randomized
Masking: none
Age groups: adult, older_adult
Timeline
Starts: 2025-06-05
Estimated completion: 2026-12-31
Last updated: 2026-04-13
Interventions
Behavioral: Interrupted Sedentary Time Intervention
Primary outcomes
  • Intervention Completion Rate (Feasibility) (12 weeks)
  • Refusal Rate (12 weeks)
  • Retention Rate (13 weeks)
Sponsor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · other
Contacts & investigators
ContactChristina Dieli-Conwright, MD, PhD · contact · ChristinaM_Dieli-Conwright@dfci.harvard.edu · 617-582-8321
InvestigatorChristina Dieli-Conwright, MD, PhD · principal_investigator, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
All locations (1)
Dana Farber Cancer InstituteRecruiting
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Interrupting Sedentary Time to Improve Cardiometabolic Health and Toxicity in Patients With Lymphoma Receiving Chemotherapy: The iSTAND Trial · TrialPath