Towards best practice in the delivery of prescribed exercise via Telehealth for individuals diagnosed with cancer undergoing active treatment.
- Conditions
- Cancer - confirmed via radiological or pathological diagnosis. Any diagnosis, treatment modality and stage of disease will be included.Cancer - Any cancerPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12620001054909
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Canberra
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Age equal to or more than 18 years.
- Current diagnosis of cancer (confirmed by pathological or radiological diagnosis).
- Self-assessed written and verbal English proficiency.
- Ability to provide informed consent.
- Written medical clearance from primary care physician or oncologist to participate in online individually prescribed exercise.
- Ownership of a smartphone, computer, laptop or tablet to access Zoom platform.
- Ownership of an automatic blood pressure monitor, digital thermometer and if diabetic, a blood glucose monitor.
- No recent myocardial infarction or other acute cardiac events within the last 2 days.
- No unstable angina.
- No uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, causing symptoms or hemodynamic compromise.
- No active endocarditis.
- No acute myocarditis or pericarditis.
- No symptomatic severe aortic stenosis.
- No decompensated heart failure.
- No acute pulmonary embolism, pulmonary infarction or deep venous thrombosis.
- No acute aortic dissection.
- No physical disability which precludes safe and adequate exercise testing or participation.
- No known blood counts below normal levels (white blood cells, platelets and haemoglobin).
- No unusual chest pain, dizziness, blurred vision, loss of consciousness or shortness of breath.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility statistics: exercise session attendance, drop-out rates and study completion rates will be analysed as a percentage of the sample size in Arm 1 to determine the feasibility of the study. The percentage of eligible participants who expressed interest but declined to participate (with reasons) will also be recorded. This data will be tracked throughout the intervention and finalised at the completion of the trial. <br>Study completion rates: participants will only be considered as having completed the study if more than or equal to 80% of sessions are attended across the eight weeks. [Baseline assessment, week 4 and week 8; Arm 1 and 2. ];Change in psychological wellbeing, measured by a reduction in the DASS-21.[Baseline assessment, week 4 and week 8; Arm 1 and 2. ];Change in physical activity levels, measured by minutes/hours of activity determined by the Active Australia Survey instrument.[Baseline assessment, week 4 and week 8; Arm 1 and 2. ]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method