Physical activity in south Asian men with prostate cancer: Pro-SAPA v1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Physical Activity for health in South Asian Men with Prostate Cancer: A feasibility study
IRAS ID
355170
Contact name
Athene Lane
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Bristol
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 8 months, 0 days
Research summary
Prostate cancer is the commonest male cancer. Studies have shown that different ethnic groups are more or less likely to develop prostate cancer, with South Asian men less likely to develop prostate cancer than white men. This suggests that being South Asian is a protective factor in whether or not men develop prostate cancer. However, a higher proportion of South Asian men are diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer and die from prostate cancer than non-South Asian men.
This research aims to investigate a physical activity intervention of brisk walking in men of south Asian heritage who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. This feasibility study will look at initial acceptability of the brisk walking intervention in 30 men across two hospitals, and the feasibility of later conducting a larger clinical trial. Men will be asked to complete the brisk walking intervention (30 minutes a day, on 5 days a week) for three months and will receive support to motivate them to do so. They will complete questionnaires when they join the study, after 6 weeks, 3 months and 4 months and be asked to monitor their activity at these times. Information will also be collected from their medical records by the hospital sites, and the men will be invited to join focus groups to find out how they felt about the physical activity. Interviews will also be carried out with some clinicians at the two hospitals to find out how they felt about the physical activity intervention. The main aims of the study are to see whether men are willing to join the study, and whether they stick to doing the physical activity. Overall, the study will help determine if the intervention shows potential promise and a larger study looking at health and quality of life is worthwhile.
REC name
West Midlands - Black Country Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
25/WM/0113
Date of REC Opinion
4 Jul 2025
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion