E.D.u.CA: a Guidebook to Increase Physical Activity Level in Cancer Patients
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Mixed Cancer
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
- Enrollment
- 25
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Physical activity level - using Godin's Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (GLTEQ)
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
In cancer setting, physical exercise has emerged as an important factor to control cancer-related symptoms and improve patients' quality of life. In addition, the correlation between physical activity and survival is recently consolidating. Nevertheless, several previous studies have shown that the majority of cancer patients are insufficiently active. Written information, for example a guidebook, may be a good oppurtunity, to improve lifestyle. Developing and testing an exercise guidebook, based on Theory of Planned Behavior and specifically designed for cancer patients, may be an effective tool to deliver information and increase physical activity level in this population.
Investigators
Alice Avancini
Investigator
Universita di Verona
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •signed informed consent;
- •confirmed cancer diagnosis.
Exclusion Criteria
- •sufficient physical activity level.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Physical activity level - using Godin's Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (GLTEQ)
Time Frame: Change from baseline physical activity level at 4 weeks
Secondary Outcomes
- Sedentary behavior - using Sedentary Behaviour Questionnaire (SBQ)(Change from baseline physical activity level at 4 weeks)
- quality of life - using European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Core Questionnaire" (EORTC QLQ C-30)(Change from baseline physical activity level at 4 weeks)