Step-Up Intervention for Self-Management of Fatigue in Young Adults Receiving Chemotherapy

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Status: Completed

Conditions: Young Adult, Cancer, Physical Activity

Treatments: Behavioral: Step-Up Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03000166

P20NR015339 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

P20NR015339-PP3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of a physical activity intervention on the self-management of fatigue in young adults receiving chemotherapy. Half of the participants will receive an intervention which includes education and resources to set physical activity goals and monitor progress toward goals.

Full description

Interventions to increase physical activity have been shown to relieve fatigue in patients receiving chemotherapy, but no studies have tested a physical activity intervention to improve fatigue in young adults receiving chemotherapy. This study will determine the impact of a physical activity intervention on the self-management process variables of self-efficacy and self-regulation and their relationships to physical activity and fatigue severity in young adults receiving chemotherapy.

Enrollment: 47 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 39 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• have a diagnosis of cancer;
• are within the first two months of a chemotherapy regimen that will last at least another 3 months;
• are ambulatory without assistance;
• have written consent from their physician to participate;
• have the ability to understand English;
• have access to a computer and the Internet.

Exclusion criteria

• symptoms of uncontrolled cardiopulmonary disease, neurological disease
• delayed wound healing
• high risk of bone fracture
• pre-existing peripheral neuropathy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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47 participants in 2 patient groups

Step-Up Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants assigned to the Step-up intervention group will receive a 12-week physical activity intervention which includes components of education, negotiated collaboration to set individual physical activity goals during chemotherapy cycles, and tools for self-monitoring of physical activity.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Step-Up Intervention

Attention Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants assigned to the attention control group will receive usual guidance about maintaining physical activity during chemotherapy from their oncology providers.