Telerehabilitation in Oncology Patients

University of Malaga

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Survivorship; Cancer; Cancer Metastatic

Treatments: Other: Therapeutic Exercise and Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04547634

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim is to analyze the feasibility and effect of an online Therapeutic Exercise and Education programme (TEEP) in cancer patient and survivors

Full description

Current literature shows that Therapeutic Exercise has multiple benefits in oncology patients, such as improvements in function and quality of life, and ameliorates symptoms such as cancer-related fatigue. Furthermore, given the risk of obesity, both exercise and diet play a key role in recovery from cancer. In fact, current guidelines support the use of exercise with therapeutic purposes as a complement to cancer treatment.

As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, oncology patients present more difficulties to attend programs, as the vast majority are immunosuppressed, and they are considered risk population. Therefore, new online (TEEP) must be developed to facilitate the benefits of these programs in the post-COVID Era. This study analyses the feasibility (in terms of suitability and verification of exercise prescription, absence and attendance type, and total days of attendance) and the effect (in weight, physical function, and symptoms) in cancer patients and survivors.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Metastatic breast patient, gynecological cancer patient, or breast cancer survivor under adjuvant treatment after surgical intervention.
• Having given informed consent to participate voluntarily in the program and to be in contact via telematics (email or messaging platform).
• Have a good internet connection
• Be accompanied by an adult on the day of assessment.
• Availability to access the computer on during the intervention.

Exclusion criteria

• Technophobia
• Domatophobia or self-report of adversity to be at home.
• Lack of logistical requirements (Internet and lack of skill in its use).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental

Experimental group

Description:

The sample will receive of a Therapeutic Exercise and Education programme

Treatment:

Other: Therapeutic Exercise and Education

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Subjects will be told to continue with their normal activity of daily living. After the intervention in the experimental group, the control group will be offered intervention.