Cancer Rehab Program for Allogenic Bone and Marrow Transplant Patients - CaRE-4-alloBMT

Summary

Currently, transplantation centers across North America generally do not offer longitudinal rehabilitation programs and research is urgently needed to test the acceptability and effectiveness of these programs using innovative delivery strategies that have the potential for future scalability and to understand the associated costs. Through a strong collaboration between the PM Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship (CRS) and alloBMT teams, the principal investigators developed an innovative multicomponent rehabilitation intervention for patients undergoing alloBMT (CaRE-4-alloBMT).

CaRE-4-alloBMT uses a person- centred strategy and a multidimensional approach targeting physical activity, nutrition, psychosocial distress and promoting self-management skills. Innovative components of CaRE-4-alloBMT include:1) Individualized progressive exercise prescriptions developed and monitored by CRS registered kinesiologists and supported with a web/mobile application (Physitrack) that allows customizable exercise prescriptions, tracking of exercise completion, and video tutorials; 2) Individualized nutrition plans and stepped stratified care (education, counselling, intervention) based on nutritional status and delivered by registered dietitians (alloBMT and CRS). 3) On-line e-modules (developed in collaboration with PM Oncology Education) provide interactive education to promote self-management skills on crucial topics; 4) Remote monitoring using FitbitTM devices to monitor patients physical activity, caloric intake, and sleep for duration of the program; 5) Remote clinical support: Pre/Post discharge, patients will have scheduled (PHS) remote check-ins and health coaching sessions with a member of the CRS team (phone or MS Teams video).

Objectives: i) To test the feasibility and safety of CaRE-4-alloBMT plus standard best practice cancer care compared to standard best practice cancer care alone; ii) To assess the preliminary efficacy of CaRE-4-alloBMT on physical function, disability, nutritional status, distress, QoL, healthcare utilization, and survival and estimate program return on investment.

Conditions

• Allogeneic Disease
• Hematologic Cancer
• Cancer Rehabilitation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

CaRE-4-alloBMT plus usual care group

CaRE-4-alloBMT uses emerging eHealth technologies to reduce barriers to accessing and providing cancer rehabilitation which includes: 1) Individualized progressive exercise prescriptions that allows customizable exercise prescriptions, tracking of exercise completion, and video tutorials; 2) Individualized nutrition plans and stepped stratified care such as education, counselling, intervention based on nutritional status and delivered by registered dietitians; 3) On-line e-modules provide interactive education to promote self-management skills for stress management, nutrition, managing common symptoms, etc.; 4) Remote monitoring using FitbitTM devices to monitor patients physical activity, caloric intake, and sleep for duration of the program. CRS and alloBMT clinicians will have access to real-time Fitbit data through our clinical dashboard; 5) Remote clinical support: check-ins and health coaching sessions with a member of the CRS team (phone or MS Teams video).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Health Network, Toronto

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jennifer M Jones, PhD · University Health Network, Toronto

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-09-08

Primary Completion

2022-11-30

Completion

2023-01-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations