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A Feasibility Study of a Virtual Rehabilitation and Physical Activity Program for People With Advanced Cancer

NCT05047042 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2024-12-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background: People with advanced cancer experience fatigue and loss of functioning, which often worsens as their cancer progresses. Rehabilitation programs may help to reduce fatigue and improve overall physical function. People with advanced cancer who live in rural and remote areas lack access to cancer-specific rehabilitation and exercise expertise to manage complex symptoms of high intensity. Their access to in-person services at tertiary sites are further reduced due to public health requirements for physical distancing during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic. Aim: To test the feasibility of a virtual program delivered by a team of cancer-specific rehabilitation, exercise and pain and symptom experts for remote and rural patients with advanced cancer to address their symptoms, functioning and quality of life. Design: The virtual program will be tailored to the individual person, and consist of online exercise modules, online supervised interactive group class and one-to-one virtual meetings with an exercise or rehabilitation specialist and a palliative care physician. Relevance: This study will determine whether a virtual multidisciplinary rehabilitation and exercise program is feasible for people with advanced cancer. Further, it will provide insight on how fatigue and loss of functioning can best be managed for this population in remote and rural locations.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Advanced Cancer Support in Virtual Rehabilitation and Exercise

The study intervention will consist of an individualized 8-week program of online exercise modules, supervised interactive group class and one-to-one consultations with an exercise or rehabilitation specialist and a pain and symptom physician, delivered via secure live Zoom sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alberta Health services

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Alberta

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Margaret McNeely, PhD · University of Alberta, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine

  • Sonya Lowe, MD PhD · University of Alberta, Department of Oncology

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-17
Primary Completion
2024-02-05
Completion
2024-02-05

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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