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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12622001007729
ACTRN12622001007729
Terminated
N/A

The effect of a behavioural counselling intervention on physical activity levels in cancer inpatients (CanFit): randomised controlled trial

Eastern Health0 sites24 target enrollmentJuly 18, 2022

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Cancer
Sponsor
Eastern Health
Enrollment
24
Status
Terminated
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 18, 2022
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Participants will be eligible if they:
  • Admitted to the oncology/haematology ward at Box Hill Hospital
  • Are aged 18 years and over.
  • Have a cancer diagnosis.
  • Are able to ambulate independently with our without an aid.
  • Are receiving inpatient care with expected admission of at least 3 days.
  • Have an Australian Karnofsky Performance Status score of 50 or greater
  • Are able to give written informed consent as recorded in the medical record or as assessed by their treating clinician or trial assessor.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Participants will be excluded if:
  • They are non\-ambulant or deemed unsafe to walk outside of their room independently. A physiotherapist will screen for absolute contra\-indications to walking in the medical record: unstable angina/hypertension/heart failure, arrhythmia, acute embolus/infarct, acute systemic infection with haemodynamic instability, dissecting aneurysm, acute myocarditis or pericarditis. The physiotherapist will obtain physician clearance to exercise if patient’s bloods and vital signs fall outside acceptable values. If patients have a medical condition that contraindicates participation to walk as assessed by a physiotherapist or medical practitioner, they will be excluded.
  • They are expected to be admitted for \<3 days (e.g. for the purposes of chemotherapy administration)
  • They usually live in residential care.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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