Effect of a Telerehabilitation-exercise Intervention in Oncology Patients in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Therapeutic Exercise and Education
- Conditions
- Cancer Metastatic
- Sponsor
- University of Malaga
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Suitability of exercise intensity
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 24 days ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim is to analyze the feasibility and effect of an online Therapeutic Exercise and Education programme (TEEP) in cancer patient and survivors
Detailed Description
Current literature shows that Therapeutic Exercise has multiple benefits in oncology patients, such as improvements in function and quality of life, and ameliorates symptoms such as cancer-related fatigue. Furthermore, given the risk of obesity, both exercise and diet play a key role in recovery from cancer. In fact, current guidelines support the use of exercise with therapeutic purposes as a complement to cancer treatment. As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, oncology patients present more difficulties to attend programs, as the vast majority are immunosuppressed, and they are considered risk population. Therefore, new online (TEEP) must be developed to facilitate the benefits of these programs in the post-COVID Era. This study analyses the feasibility (in terms of suitability and verification of exercise prescription, absence and attendance type, and total days of attendance) and the effect (in weight, physical function, and symptoms) in cancer patients and survivors.
Investigators
Dr. Antonio I Cuesta-Vargas
Principal Researcher of CTS631 University of Malaga
University of Malaga
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Metastatic breast patient, gynecological cancer patient, or breast cancer survivor under adjuvant treatment after surgical intervention.
- •Having given informed consent to participate voluntarily in the program and to be in contact via telematics (email or messaging platform).
- •Have a good internet connection
- •Be accompanied by an adult on the day of assessment.
- •Availability to access the computer on during the intervention.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Technophobia
- •Domatophobia or self-report of adversity to be at home.
- •Lack of logistical requirements (Internet and lack of skill in its use).
Arms & Interventions
Experimental
The sample will receive of a Therapeutic Exercise and Education programme
Intervention: Therapeutic Exercise and Education
Control
Subjects will be told to continue with their normal activity of daily living. After the intervention in the experimental group, the control group will be offered intervention.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Suitability of exercise intensity
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months
Patients are asked before each session to mark in a numerical scale how are they feeling that day to push themselves and get their session well done. From 0 (very well) to 10 (very badly). Higher scores mean a worse feeling.
Verification of exercise intensity
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months
Patients are asked to score the feeling of perceived effort after the session with the Borg Perceived Exertion scale (6-20). Higher scores mean a worse perceived exertion.
Total attendance
Time Frame: After intervention, an average of 3 months
Total of days of attendance
Absence type
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months
Reasons of absence, categorized as: personal matter, visit the oncology, medical appointment (no related to oncology treatment), health problem, connection problem or unknown.
Attendance type
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months
Attendance type, categorized as: full attendance, partly attendance because of lack of time, partly attendance because of internet connection problem
Secondary Outcomes
- Change from Upper limb functionality (%)(prior and after intervention, an average of 3 months)
- Change from Quality of life (self-reported questionnaire)(prior and after intervention, an average of 3 months)
- Change from Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF)(Prior and after intervention, an average of 3 months)
- Change from Functional capacity(prior and after intervention, an average of 3 months)
- Change from Lower limb functionality (%)(prior and after intervention, an average of 3 months)
- Change from specific Breast Cancer Quality of life (self-reported questionnaire)(prior and after intervention, an average of 3 months)