The addition of motivational interviewing to an oncology rehabilitation program: A randomised controlled trial
- Conditions
- CancerCancer - Any cancer
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616001079437
- Lead Sponsor
- a Trobe University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 46
Participants referred to rehabilitation who are aged 18 years and over; have a diagnosis of cancer; can speak conversational English; are undergoing treatment or have completed adjuvant therapy in the last 12 months (except for long term oral hormonal therapies); and are able to give written informed consent. Cognition will be screened prior to assessment using the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire.
Participants will be excluded if they have a medical condition that contraindicates participation in an exercise based rehabilitation program as assessed by a medical practitioner prior to commencement of the rehabilitation program; are more than 12 months post cessation of treatment; are receiving end of life care (estimated <3 months to live); have high levels of psychological distress on screening assessment as measured by the Kessler 10 questionnaire (K10) with a score of >29; are already meeting physical activity guidelines (achieving 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity, accumulated in at least 10 minute bouts, per week).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physical Activity. The amount of moderate physical activity completed in 10 minute bouts will be derived from the ActivPAL data using customized software based on a cut point of 100 steps per minute to define moderate intensity. ActivPAL monitors will be worn continuously for 7 days pre and post intervention, with data from full 24 hour days being used for analysis.[Post Intervention - Week 8]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Inflammation. Blood samples will be taken to measure C-reactive Protein using standard techniques[Post Intervention-Week 8];Fatigue using the Brief Fatigue Inventory[Post-Intervention - Week 8];Quality of life using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QoL Questionnaire-C30 [Post-Intervention - Week 8];Depression and anxiety using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [Post Intervention- week 8];Physical Performance -Karnofsky Performance Scale [Post Intervention- week 8];Walking Capacity - 6 minute walk test[Post Intervention - week 8];Lower limb muscle performance using the five repetition Sit to Stand test [Post Intervention- week 8];Upper limb muscle performance using handgrip dynamometer (Jamar Registered Trademark, Patterson Medical, IL, USA)[Post Intervention- week 8];experiences of oncology rehabilitation with and without motivational interviewing completed through semi-structured interviews[Post Intervention - week 8]