Promoting Physical Activity in Regional and Remote Cancer Survivors (PPARCS) using Wearable technology and telephone health-coaching: Randomised Controlled Trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: cancer survivors; Cancer - Bladder; Cancer - Bowel - Anal; Cancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon); Cancer - Bowel - Small bowel (duodenum and ileum); Cancer - Breast; Cancer - Prostate; Cancer - Cervical (cervix)

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001743257
• Lead Sponsor: The Tonkinson Colorectal CancerResearch Fund

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-10-23
• Last Update Posted: 12 November 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 94

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be recruited on the basis that they are 1) survivors of breast, colorectal, gynaecological or prostate cancer; and 2) reside in either a regional or remote area of Australia. Eligible participants must also be 1) insufficiently physically active (i.e., engaging in less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week) (Department of Health, 2014; Rock et al., 2012); 2) aged between 18 and 80 years; 3) proficient in English-reading and speaking; 4) have no known presence of cancer at the time of recruitment; 5) have internet access at home.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria include individuals who 1) are still undergoing treatment for cancer except for maintenance therapy such as tamoxifen; 2) have known cardiac abnormalities including unstable angina or recent myocardial infarction; 3) have any severe disability that may affect physical function including severe arthritis; 4) have a current diagnosis of a severe psychiatric illness (those with minor psychiatric diagnoses will be eligible if they are well enough to participate; 5) are currently enrolled in a health behaviour trial or program.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome is Minutes of Moderate to vigorous physical activity per week assessed using an accelerometer (the Actigraph GT9 X). At each assessment point, participants will be mailed the Actigraph and asked to wear the device on their hip or waist for a period of 7 consecutive days during all waking hours.[week 12 post baseline assessment];Change in minutes of sedentary behaviour per week, also assessed using the Actigraph GT9X . Sedentary behaviour will be defined by accelerometer activity counts of <100 counts per minute, for 20 consecutive minutes or more.[week24 post baseline assessment]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in quality of life. Quality of life will be assessed using the medical outcomes short-form survey by Ware, Kosinski & Keller (1996). [week 12 post baseline assessment and week 24 post baseline assessment]