The Cost of Caring: Examining the Role of Exercise in Mitigating Oncology Care Provider Burnout (C4C+)
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 70
- Locations
- 3
- Primary Endpoint
- Feasibility - Participant Fidelity (Intervention Adherence)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this preference-based pilot study will be to assess the feasibility and acceptability, and impact of a 12-week exercise intervention on oncology care provider burnout. Participants self-select to participate into one of two exercise groups. Group assignment will be based on participant preference.
Group 1: Supervised circuit-based resistance exercise
Group 2: Nature-based walking
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •18 years of age or older;
- •Able to speak/write in English;
- •Must be providing formal care to cancer patients in a clinical setting within the Halifax Municipality;
- •Actively practicing within the Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program; and
- •Able and willing to engage in low-to-moderate intensity physical activity.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Exceeding Canadian physical activity guidelines of 150-minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week; and
- •Any health condition that would preclude safe participation in a new exercise program.
Arms & Interventions
Circuit-based resistance exercise
12-week, supervised circuit-based resistance training program (2-3 times/week).
Intervention: Circuit-based Resistance Training (Behavioral)
Nature Walking
12-weeks self-paced walking in nature (2-3 times/week).
Intervention: Nature-based Walking (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Feasibility - Participant Fidelity (Intervention Adherence)
Time Frame: Through study completion (about 2 years)
Participant adherence to prescribed exercise intervention
Feasibility - Safety
Time Frame: Through study completion (about 2 years)
Adverse and serious adverse events
Feasibility - Retention/Attrition
Time Frame: Through study completion (about 2 years)
Percentage of participants who complete the 12-week intervention
Feasibility - Attendance
Time Frame: Through study completion (about 2 years)
Attendance is calculated as the percentage of exercise sessions completed by the total number of available exercise sessions over the 12-week intervention.
Feasibility - Recruitment
Time Frame: Through study completion (about 2 years)
Participant accrual as defined as the number of eligible participants who express an interest in participation divided by the number of participants who consent to participate.
Feasibility - Participant Experience
Time Frame: Through study completion (about 2 years)
Interviews with a diverse group of participants will be used to assess factors influencing participant selection of intervention type/setting, adherence to and satisfaction with the selected intervention.
Secondary Outcomes
- Aerobic fitness(Pre to post intervention (12-week change))
- Upper Body Strength(Pre to post intervention (12-week change))
- Muscular Endurance(Pre to post intervention (12-week change))
- Body Mass Index(Pre to post intervention (12-week change))
- Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) for Medical Personnel (MP)(Baseline, mid-program (6-weeks), and post intervention (12-weeks).)
- Physical Activity Behavior - Self-reported(Baseline, mid-program (6-weeks), and post intervention (12-weeks).)
- Resting heart rate(Pre to post intervention (12-week change))
- Resting Blood Pressure(Pre to post intervention (12-week change))
Investigators
Melanie Keats
Principal Investigator
Nova Scotia Health Authority