High-intensity interval training to slow prostate cancer progression in men on active surveillance

You may qualify if

• Age ≥18 years.
• Histologically diagnosed with localized prostate cancer.
• Initiating or undergoing active surveillance.
• Having a higher risk of progression, defined as meeting one or more of the following: (1) favorable- intermediate risk prostate tumor at diagnosis, (2) obesity (body mass index ≥ 30), and/or (3) self- identified as Black or African American.
• No plans for invasive treatment for their prostate cancer in the 12 weeks following the time of enrollment.
• Ability to understand and willingness to provide informed consent.

You can't join if

• Received any invasive curative-intent treatment for prostate cancer, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormonal therapy.
• Patients with metastasis and/or other active malignancies (except basal cell carcinoma) and/or receiving treatment for those malignancies.
• Participating in any (>0 min/week) high-intensity exercise at the time of recruitment.
• Having chronic medical conditions that are clinically unstable or uncontrolled with medications, deemed high-risk for exercise. These include but are not limited to unstable cardiac diseases, uncontrolled diabetes, and bone metastases with imminent risk of fracture.
• Having a high risk for noncompliance with study procedures. This will be determined by the study team based on the history of missed oncology appointments (i.e., ≥3 no-shows in 6 months) and poor responsiveness during recruitment (i.e., ≥3 unreturned contacts).
• Patients who are non-English speaking and unable to complete the participant surveys.