Exercise and Quality of Life During Androgen Deprivation Therapy

This study evaluates effects of supervised exercise in reducing adverse effects of hormonal treatment, increasing quality of life and in inducing a long-term change into more active lifestyle in prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy. All participants will attend a starting lecture at the beginning of the trial, after which they are randomly allocated to attend 3 months of either supervised or non-supervised exercise program. Leisure time activity, quality of life, blood sugar and cholesterol values, and body composition of participants will be evaluated at three time-points; at recruitment, after 12 weeks and after 24 weeks. Effects on quality of life will also be qualitatively evaluated with single- and group interviews.