Prehabilitation Exercise Training to Target Improved Muscle Strength in Pretransplant Patients Diagnosed With Multiple Myeloma: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Amber J Normann   ^{1, 2} , BS, MS ;   Clifton C Mo   ^{3, 4} , MD ;   Rebekah L Wilson   ^{2, 4} , PhD ;   Michelle Perez   ² , BS, MBS ;   Corey Cutler   ⁵ , MD ;   Hajime Uno   ^{2, 6} , MPH, PhD ;   LaDora V Thompson   ⁷ , PhD ;   Tina L Skinner   ⁸ , PhD ;   Paul G Richardson   ⁹ , MD ;   Catherine R Marinac   ^{2, 4} , PhD ;   Christina M Dieli-Conwright   ^{2, 4} , MPH, PhD

¹ Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States

² Division of Population Sciences, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, United States

³ Jerome Lipper Center for Multiple Myeloma Research, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, United States

⁴ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States

⁵ Division of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, United States

⁶ Department of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, United States

⁷ Department of Physical Therapy, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States

⁸ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

⁹ Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, United States