PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine the feasibility of a 12-week resistance training (RT) intervention in adolescent and young adult (AYA) hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) survivors starting +100 days post-HCT.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Examine the change from baseline of a RT intervention on muscle strength and body composition at day +200 and day +365.
II. Determine the effectiveness of RT exercise on improving the cardio-metabolic risk factor profile at day +200 and day +365.
III. Determine the effectiveness of RT exercise on improving quality of life (QOL) measures.
IV. Compare day +80 and day +365 assessments to subjects in a historical control population.
OUTLINE:
Patients undergo moderately intense aerobic/cardiovascular exercise over 30-60 minutes and complete 1-2 sets of 8 to 10 resistance/strength training exercises, 8 to 12 repetitions of each exercise, 3 days per week for 12 weeks. Patients also participate in weekly phone calls with an exercise physiologist to ensure adherence to the program and to provide support.
After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up within 2 weeks, then at 365 days post HCT.
