Rurality Adapted Physical Activity Sport Health (RAPASS)

Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Metastatic Cancer; Brain Tumour

Treatments: Other: Adapted physical activity at home

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05981170

ICO-2022-20

Details and patient eligibility

About

Physical activity (PA) has been an integral part of non-drug therapy since the early 2010s. This supportive care is likely to reduce fatigue and improve the quality of life of patients during and after the cancer treatment phase.

Physical activity also has a protective effect in terms of tertiary prevention by reducing the risk of recurrence of certain cancers (breast, colon, prostate) by around 40 to 50% and by reducing overall mortality.

Adapted physical activity (APA) is offered at the Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest (ICO) in Angers, but there are obstacles particularly linked to the geographical distance of the establishment where this activity is offered.

The RAPASS project is a prospective study which will be proposed to patients followed at the ICO, living in rural areas and far from Angers. Its main objective is to describe the fatigue and quality of life of patients before, during and after a 13-session home-based APA programme. The data collected will also be used to describe changes in physical condition and level, compliance with the programme, continuation of physical activity beyond the duration of the programme, and satisfaction.

Full description

The oncologist first assesses the patient's need for APA. The patient is then seen by the ICO's APA coach (EAPA) who presents the APA programme. If the patient agrees to participate, the coach assesses the patient's physical capacity in order to adapt the programme to their needs.

The programme is then carried out with the departmental sports for all committee 49.

The frequency of practice will ideally be one session per week at the patient's home, supervised by a coach from Departmental Committee for Sport for All in 49. A total of 13 sessions will be carried out.

The sessions will aim to develop all the components of physical fitness (endurance, strength, balance, flexibility, coordination, etc.).

The patient receives a walking logbook to record the number of daily steps taken, an exercise booklet to work independently and a pedometer.

In the presence of the coach, the patients perform different exercises and complete different questionnaires.

The programme is evaluated by the ICO EAPA 3 months after the 13th and final session.

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Performans Status ≤ 2
• Patient living in a rural area
• Patient with a brain tumour and/or metastatic cancer
• Patient with a medical prescription for APA practice
• Patient with a certificate of no contraindication to physical activity

Exclusion criteria

• Persons deprived of their liberty, under court protection, under guardianship or under the authority of a guardian
• Patient unable to undergo the trial procedures for social or psychological reasons
• Patient who does not understand French