The Effect of Endurance Training on Body Composition and Insulin Sensitivity in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy

The Effect of Endurance Training on Body Composition and Insulin Sensitivity in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving ADT

The purpose of the present study is to investigate if endurance training can be used as a therapeutic action against the adverse metabolic disturbances and unfavourable changes in body composition that accompany the androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) treatment in prostate cancer patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Prostate cancer patients receiving ADT for at least 3 months
• Healthy age and BMI matched controls

Exclusion Criteria:

• severe cardiovascular disease
• severe arthritis
• severe neuropathy
• severe hypertension
• therapy with antidiabetic agents
• VO2max > 30.