Telehealth System to Improve Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Telerehabilitation group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01801527

PI10/02749-02764

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: Cancer is increasingly viewed as a chronic disease and therefore there is a growing need for long-term treatments. Breast cancer survivors suffer physical impairment after oncology treatment. This impairment reduces quality of life (QoL) and increases the prevalence of conditions associated to unhealthy life-style.

Objective: The overall objective of e-Cuidate telerehabilitation will be to evaluate short and long-term effects telehealth program.

Methods: Seventy-two breast cancer survivors (age range: 18-65 years) will be recruited through oncology and breast units at the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital and San Cecilio Hospital and associations of breast cancer patients in Granada. Patients will be randomized to receive the online rehabilitation group (n=36) or usual care (control) group (n=36). Telerehabilitation group will receive an eight-week online intervention and control group receive recommendations about usual care.

Discussion: The investigators study attempts to increase the level of fitness and reduce musculoskeletal disorders in breast cancer patients through a strategy for care based on telerehabilitation to promote therapeutic exercise.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of stage I, II, or IIIA breast cancer
• Medical clearance of participation
• Without chronic disease or orthopaedic that would interfere with ability to participate in a physical activity program
• Access to Internet
• Basic ability to use the computer or living with a relative who has this ability
• Completion of adjuvant therapy except for hormone therapy
• No history of cancer recurrence
• Have interest in improving lifestyle: fitness/stress level
• Have signed informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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72 participants in 2 patient groups

Telerehabilitation group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Telerehabilitation group

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Information about usual care