TOPS trial: Treatment of Post-Cancer Fatigue Study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Post cancer fatigue in breast and colon cancer survivors; Cancer - Breast; Cancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon); Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000338965
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of NSW

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

report clinically significant fatigue (i.e. ‘SOMA positive’ status on the SPHERE questionnaire);
be at least 18 years of age;
have completed adjuvant therapy for cancer at least three months prior;
be free of co-morbid medical or psychiatric conditions which explain ongoing fatigue, or preclude participation in an exercise/activities program (e.g. organ dysfunction such as cardiac, renal or liver disease);
be free of clinical or laboratory evidence of cancer recurrence;
are within 12 months of finishing adjuvant therapy for either breast or colon cancer.

Exclusion Criteria

they are unable to adequately speak or understand or read English;
they have significant co-morbid conditions precluding participation;
their primary physician declines their participation on clinical grounds;
are unable to attend the face-to-face sessions of the program.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified