FeelFit: High-intensity Interval Training to Improve Self-reported Physical Fitness in Brain Tumor Patients

Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Brain Tumor, Primary; Exercise

Treatments: Other: High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06282562

NL84223.018.23

Details and patient eligibility

About

The FeelFit study aims to assess the effectiveness of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) in improving self-reported physical fitness in adult brain tumor patients during periods of stable disease, as compared to a waiting-list control group. Furthermore, several secondary and exploratory outcomes will be evaluated. The study is part of the GRIP (GuaRding quality survivorshiP) project, which aims to improve quality of life in brain tumor patients.

Enrollment: 36 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• reduced self-reported physical fitness;
• minimum age of 18 years;
• diagnosed with a primary brain tumor;
• stable disease, i.e. no signs of radiological or clinical tumor progression;
• no oncological treatment for at least two months prior to inclusion;
• able to speak, read and write in Dutch.

Exclusion criteria

• Karnofsky Performance Score < 70;
• already participated in a HIIT program < 1 month prior;
• contraindication of exercise.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

HIIT

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group will perform High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), consisting of two supervised exercise sessions per week on a stationary bike, for 12 weeks. In addition, participants will receive information on general guidelines for weekly physical activity levels and will be asked to keep an exercise diary.

Treatment:

Other: High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

Waiting-list

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group on the waiting list will be given the option to perform High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) after their participation in the study. In addition, also participants from the waiting-list control group will receive information on general guidelines for weekly physical activity levels and will be asked to keep an exercise diary.