A Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness Implementation Trial of a Longitudinal Multidimensional Rehabilitation Program for Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplantation (CaRE4alloBMT)
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Jones
- Enrollment
- 208
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36)
Overview
Brief Summary
The goals of this phase III clinical trial is to determine effectiveness in the setting where it will be implemented as well as to gain an understanding of the context for implementation. Effectiveness of CaRE-4-alloBMT will be assessed using a parallel two-arm pragmatic randomized controlled trial (pRCT). Pragmatic trials are undertaken in "real world" settings and place a greater emphasis on external validity and generalizability to support the decision on whether to deliver an intervention.
Participants will:
- Complete a questionnaire package and an initial assessment with a registered Kinesilogist
- Randomized into either the CaRE-4-alloBMT (Intervention group) or the Usual Care group.
- Complete the patient reported outcome measures and physiological assessments at baseline (T0), hospital admission (T1), hospital discharge (T2), 3-months post-discharge (T3), and 6 months post-discharge (T4).
Usual Care (UC). The UC group will receive standard cancer care provided to all patients undergoing alloBMT at Princeess Margaret, including the provision of self-directed online resources and a booklet-based physiotherapy program outlining the role of exercise and examples of exercises that can be done at the hospital and at home during recovery. At admission, patients undergo a nutrition assessment by the alloBMT dietician and are provided a caloric intake goal. They are asked to track their food intake through a food journal that is monitored by the alloBMT dietitian. When needed, as determined by the alloBMT team, patients are given access to supportive care services including psychosocial oncology and in-patient and outpatient rehabilitation.
CaRE-4-alloBMT (Intervention, INT): Patients randomized to the intervention arm will receive usual care plus the CaRE-4-alloBMT intervention. The CaRE-4-alloBMT program is delivered from 4-8 weeks pre-transplant through to 6 months post-transplant (estimated at 8-9 months total). It uses a person-centered strategy and a multidimensional approach targeting physical activity and promoting self-management skills to enhance nutrition, psychosocial functioning and to help manage common side effects.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •scheduled to undergo alloBMT and are:
- •\> 18 years of age;
- •receiving treatment for a hematologic cancer;
- •completing pre- and post-transplant care at PM;
- •able to access on-line study material; and
- •able to understand (spoken and written) English. Participants receiving a second transplant at the time of screening will be included if they meet the above criteria.
Exclusion Criteria
- •scheduled to be admitted to the hospital for their alloBMT \< 2 weeks from the initial assessment booking, as this will not allow enough time for the prehabilitation phase of the study;
- •are participating in any other clinical trials or supportive care intervention studies; or
- •have comorbidities or musculoskeletal complications that preclude participation in the exercise programs.
Arms & Interventions
CaRE-4-alloBMT intervention arm
The program is informed by established behaviour change theory, including motivational interviewing (MI), theory of planned behaviour, self-efficacy, and the model of supportive accountability, and has a number of embedded behaviour change techniques, which are known to increase effectiveness. The program also harnesses current and emerging eHealth technologies to overcome barriers to accessing and providing cancer rehabilitation. Key components of the intervention are:
1) Individualized progressive exercise prescriptions; 2) Remote monitoring of heart rate, sleep and weight with Fitbit devices; 3) Self-management skills teaching (online modules on topics such as exercise, eat and cook for wellness, mindfulness, fatigue, brain health, etc); 4) Person-to-person clinical support (remote check-in calls with a kinesiologist)
Intervention: CaRE-4-alloBMT (Behavioral)
Usual Care
The UC group will receive standard cancer care provided to all patients undergoing alloBMT at PM, including the provision of self-directed online resources and a booklet-based physiotherapy program outlining the role of exercise and examples of exercises that can be done at the hospital and at home during recovery. At admission, patients undergo a nutrition assessment by the alloBMT dietician and are provided a caloric intake goal. They are asked to track their food intake through a food journal that is monitored by the alloBMT dietitian. When needed, as determined by the alloBMT team, patients are given access to supportive care services including psychosocial oncology and in-patient and outpatient rehabilitation.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36)
Time Frame: 3 months post-discharge
The SF-36 is a measure of health status and consists of 36 questions that cover eight health domains and two summary scales: the physical component summary (PSC) and the mental component (MSC). For this project the PCS was chosen as the primary outcome. The minimum score value is a zero and represents the lowest level of health, maximum disability or severe pain. The maximum score is 100 and represents the highest value of health, no disability or no pain.
Secondary Outcomes
- Initial hospital stay Transplant outcomes(Year 4)
- Number of readmission Transplant outcomes(Year 4)
- Number of days in hospital Transplant outcomes(Year 4)
- Overall survival Transplant outcomes(At year 4)
- EQ 5D 5L(9 months)
- Modified Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment(9 months)
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)(9 months)
- 12-item World Health Organization's Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0)(9 months)
- Demographic and clinical information(A one-time questionnaire to be completed at baseline/prior to initial assessment.)
Investigators
Jennifer Jones
Director
University Health Network, Toronto