Clinical trial NCT04547634: Telerehabilitation in Oncology Patients
Official title: Effect of a Telerehabilitation-exercise Intervention in Oncology Patients in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cancer Metastatic
Cancer
Survivorship
Keywords: cancer
oncology
Metastasis
survivors
Exercise Therapy
Therapeutics
Complementary Therapies
covid-19
Lead sponsor: University of Malaga
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-09-14
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

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

Detailed 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.

Eligibility criteria: 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).

Primary outcomes:
measure: Suitability of exercise intensity
timeFrame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months
measure: Verification of exercise intensity
timeFrame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months
measure: Total attendance
timeFrame: After intervention, an average of 3 months
measure: Absence type
timeFrame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months
measure: Attendance type
timeFrame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change from Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF)
timeFrame: Prior and after intervention, an average of 3 months
measure: Change from Functional capacity
timeFrame: prior and after intervention, an average of 3 months
measure: Change from Upper limb functionality (%)
timeFrame: prior and after intervention, an average of 3 months
measure: Change from Lower limb functionality (%)
timeFrame: prior and after intervention, an average of 3 months
measure: Change from Quality of life (self-reported questionnaire)
timeFrame: prior and after intervention, an average of 3 months
measure: Change from specific Breast Cancer Quality of life (self-reported questionnaire)
timeFrame: prior and after intervention, an average of 3 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Málaga
country: Spain
facility: Antonio Cuesta Vargas
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