Activity Based Program to Improve Quality of Life Outcomes in Women Diagnosed With Cancer

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Other: Camp Discovery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02761824

342186-7

Details and patient eligibility

About

Implementation and Evaluation of an Activity Based Program to Improve Quality of Life Outcomes in Women Diagnosed With Cancer. Demonstrate improved life satisfaction (with evidenced gathered at three consecutive periods and geographical locations through Quality of Life surveys).

Full description

This research study focused on developing and implementing eight one-week activity camps in the summer of 2012, 2013, and 2014 for women diagnosed with cancer. Each camp was held in a different geographical location: rural (Renovo, PA), suburban (Gilda's Club in Warminster, PA), MD Anderson of Camden, and urban (University of the Sciences with the Cancer Support Community of Philadelphia). The focus of this programming was to allow women to engage in activities they may not be engaged in since the diagnosis of cancer and to provide them with opportunities to socially interact and communicate with individuals who may have encountered the same difficulties as them. Quality of life information was collected before, during and after implementation of the activity program. The main objective was to demonstrate improved life satisfaction (with evidenced gathered at three consecutive periods and geographical locations through Quality of Life surveys). 77 women were recruited over a three year period. 6 dropped out and 71 completed the entire study.

Enrollment: 71 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• women diagnosed with cancer
• age of 21 or older
• a clearance from their MD to participate in the activity program.

Exclusion Criteria: Not Applicable (NA)

• none

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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71 participants in 1 patient group

Camp Discovery

Experimental group

Description:

One week activity based camp.

Treatment:

Other: Camp Discovery