Clinical trial NCT05884073: Exercise for Oncology Care Professionals
Official title: The Cost of Caring: Examining the Role of Exercise in Mitigating Oncology Care Provider Burnout (C4C+)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Burnout, Caregiver
Compassion Fatigue
Keywords: oncology health professionals
burnout
exercise
physical activity
nature-based walking
Lead sponsor: Nova Scotia Health Authority
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-06-01
Enrollment: 70
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The goal of this preference-based pilot study will be to assess the feasibility and acceptability, and impact of a 12-week exercise intervention on oncology care provider burnout. Participants self-select to participate into one of two exercise groups. Group assignment will be based on participant preference.

Group 1: Supervised circuit-based resistance exercise

Group 2: Nature-based walking


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years of age or older;
* Able to speak/write in English;
* Must be providing formal care to cancer patients in a clinical setting within the Halifax Municipality;
* Actively practicing within the Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program; and
* Able and willing to engage in low-to-moderate intensity physical activity.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Exceeding Canadian physical activity guidelines of 150-minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week; and
* Any health condition that would preclude safe participation in a new exercise program.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Feasibility - Participant Fidelity (Intervention Adherence)
timeFrame: Through study completion (about 2 years)
measure: Feasibility - Safety
timeFrame: Through study completion (about 2 years)
measure: Feasibility - Retention/Attrition
timeFrame: Through study completion (about 2 years)
measure: Feasibility - Attendance
timeFrame: Through study completion (about 2 years)
measure: Feasibility - Recruitment
timeFrame: Through study completion (about 2 years)
measure: Feasibility - Participant Experience
timeFrame: Through study completion (about 2 years)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) for Medical Personnel (MP)
timeFrame: Baseline, mid-program (6-weeks), and post intervention (12-weeks).
measure: Physical Activity Behavior - Self-reported
timeFrame: Baseline, mid-program (6-weeks), and post intervention (12-weeks).
measure: Resting heart rate
timeFrame: Pre to post intervention (12-week change)
measure: Resting Blood Pressure
timeFrame: Pre to post intervention (12-week change)
measure: Aerobic fitness
timeFrame: Pre to post intervention (12-week change)
measure: Upper Body Strength
timeFrame: Pre to post intervention (12-week change)
measure: Muscular Endurance
timeFrame: Pre to post intervention (12-week change)
measure: Body Mass Index
timeFrame: Pre to post intervention (12-week change)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Halifax
country: Canada
facility: Physical Activity and Cancer (PAC) Lab
state: Nova Scotia
city: Halifax
country: Canada
facility: Physical Activity and Cancer (PAC) Lab
state: Nova Scotia
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