How Easy-to-Follow Exercises Can Help Cancer Patients With Anxiety While Receiving Chemotherapy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer; Exercise; Stress

• Registration Number: NCT06943638
• Lead Sponsor: Christine Mavrogiannopoulou

Brief Summary

Cancer is one of the main causes of death, and this study looks at how light exercise and stretching might reduce anxiety in patients receiving chemotherapy. The research took place in a hospital's daily care unit and used a study design where each patient was compared to themselves, measuring anxiety before and after the exercise program.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-12-02
• Primary Completion: 2025-03-24
• Study Completion: 2025-03-24
• Study First Submitted: 2025-03-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-04-17
• Study First Posted: 2025-04-24
• Results First Submitted: 2025-05-22
• Status Verified: 2025-07
• Results First Submitted QC: 2025-07-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-07-31
• Results First Posted: 2025-08-01
• Last Update Posted: 2025-08-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult patients (>18 years old) with cancer receiving chemotherapy
• Signed patient consent

Exclusion Criteria

• The denial of the patient
• The occurrence of side effects from the treatment (such as dizziness, nausea, severe fatigue)
• Patients with low cognitive level where they could not follow simple instructions
• Patients with hearing disorders that prevented them from following simple instructions
• Patients who could not mobilize independently.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Change in the Anxiety Assessment Scale (STAI-State) for Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy Doing Mild Exercises and Stretches	Baseline and approximately 20 minutes post-intervention	The STAI-State (Greek version, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory -STAI-) will be used to assess anxiety levels in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, before and after a brief exercise intervention. The STAI-State scale has a 20-item questionnaire where individuals rate how they feel at a particular moment on a scale from "not at all" to "very much so." "Not at all" equal to 1, "Somewhat" to 2, "Moderately so" to 3, "Very much so" to 4. Scores are submitted and range from 20 to 80, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety. No subscale is required to compute At baseline (Time = 0 minutes), participants complete the STAI-State scale. They then engage in a 15-minute mild exercise and stretching program tailored to their physical condition. In some cases, particularly among younger participants, the session may be conducted in small groups of up to 2 individuals. Immediately post-intervention (approximately 20 minutes from baseline), participants complete the STAI-State scale again.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

General Oncological Hospital of Kifisia Oi Agioi Anargyroi; 🇬🇷 Athens, Kifissia, Greece