Physical Activity for Advanced Stage Cancer Patients

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Other: Progress Reporting; Behavioral: Six Week Physical Activity Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02015936

MCC-17389

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to understand if a home-based physical activity program can improve symptoms and physical function among patients with advanced stage cancer.

Full description

This program includes use of the Nintendo Wii Fit™Plus (Wii Fit) and home visits by a nurse. The same nurse will attend all of the visits.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• have stage III or IV cancer diagnosis
• able to understand English
• have a Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score of 60% (able to care for most of the personal needs)
• have fatigue and/or two other target symptoms
• have been cleared by their provider to engage low to moderate intensity physical activities

Exclusion criteria

• are hospitalized
• have lesion or metastasis of bone
• have a cardiac pacemaker
• have a history of seizure or loss of consciousness
• have been using a Wii Fit
• diagnosed cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

Prescriped Physical Activity

Experimental group

Description:

Physical fitness evaluation followed by prescribed physical activity and progress reporting.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Six Week Physical Activity Intervention

Other: Progress Reporting