Baduanjin mind-body exercise for cancer-related fatigue
- Conditions
- Cancer-related fatigueCancer - Any cancerPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitationAlternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000177651
- Lead Sponsor
- Western Sydney University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 29
The inclusion criteria are: (1) 18 years of age or older; (2) receiving adjuvant chemotherapy or completed adjuvant chemotherapy; (3) medical history of cancer diagnosis; (4) suffering from moderate CRF (rating of 4 to 6) as assessed by the BFI simple fatigue scale; (5) have a computer / device that is Wi-Fi or hotspot connected and be able to use smart phones, email, phone camera, (such as Facetime on iPhone), and Zoom conferencing app; (6) be aware of one’s cancer diagnosis; and (7) understand the intervention process and able to communicate and provide informed consent in English.
The exclusion criteria are: (1) uncontrolled cardiopulmonary disease, angina, uncontrolled hypertension or uncontrolled postural hypotension; (2) uncontrolled nerve, muscle, or joint disease or injury affecting coordinated movement; (3) psychiatric illness or serious cognitive impairment and communication or language barriers that effect informed consent; (4) postoperative heart, cerebral vessel, or other serious complications; (5) those not fully recovered from breast surgery, axillary surgery, transabdominal rectus abdominus muscle reconstructive surgery or any other surgery that would preclude full participation in the program, (6) if an individual is otherwise not approved by their oncologist as being potentially eligible; (7) enrolled in other investigational studies which would impact cancer-related fatigue; and (8) a recent history (within previous 3 months) of regularly participating in Baduanjin mind-body exercise.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility - recruitment rate information collected from study records including number of enquires and number of enrolments. Calculate percentage conversion to enrolment measured as participants (n) enrolled / the total number of enquiries; and participants (n) enrolled / people (n) potentially eligible. <br>[ Assessed at monthly timepoints for up to 12 months post-first enrolment.];Feasibility - retention rate collected from study records. Calculate participants (n) completing 8-week intervention (96 sessions) and outcome measures/ participants (n) enrolled. [ Assessed at monthly timepoints for up to 12 months post-first enrolment.];Feasibility - adherence rate collected from study records. Calculate participants (n) completing at least 80% or 10 out of 12 Baduanjin mind-body exercise days per week / total participants (n) allocated to the intervention group.[ Assessed at monthly timepoints for up to 12 months post-first enrolment.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method