Clinical trial NCT06858241: Patient Intake At the 'MOvement and REhabilitation (MO.RE.)
Official title: Patient Intake At the 'MOvement and REhabilitation (MO.RE.)' Clinic: a Retrospective Observational Study on the Appropriateness of Access and the Needs Expressed by Patients. (BACKMORE2024)
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Oncologic Complications
Keywords: Onc-hematological patients
Physical Activity
Physical Exercise
Lead sponsor: Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
First posted: 2025-03-05
Enrollment: 95
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients with a history of malignant tumor diagnosis, managed by the Oncology and Hematology Units of the USL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, who requested a consultation at the MO.RE. clinic between August 2022 and June 2024

Brief summary: In recent years, there has been an exponential increase in studies regarding the benefits of physical activity in oncology, with significant results on improving both physical and psychological outcomes. When appropriately dosed, physical activity can help individuals with a history of cancer to cope with pain and Cancer-Related Fatigue, and improve their quality of life, both during and after cancer treatments.

Given the incidence and prevalence of cancer, along with the increase in survival due to advancements in cancer care, it is becoming increasingly important to promote an active lifestyle.

For this reason, in August 2022, the MOvement and REhabilitation (MO.RE.) clinic was opened by the S.C. of MFR, dedicated to individuals with a history of cancer at any stage of treatment, with the aim of offering consultations with an experienced physiotherapist to personalize a physical activity program that can help regain a good quality of life, return to daily activities, and prevent the onset of other diseases and recurrences.

The clinic also provides therapeutic education activities, following WHO guidelines, on proper lifestyle for wellness and secondary prevention.

The aim of our study is to retrospectively analyze the patients who requested a consultation at the MO.RE. clinic between August 2022 and June 2024, in order to describe and evaluate the appropriateness of access to the clinic, the expressed needs, and some clinical and rehabilitative data."


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of malignant tumor
* Access to the MO.RE. clinic for recommendations on exercise/physical activity
* Age over 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* Language barrier
* Conditions that prevent the individual from performing physical activity independently

Primary outcomes:
measure: Number of cancer patients who accessed the MO.RE. service, matching appropriateness criteria
timeFrame: 2 years
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Sample description by socio-demographic data
timeFrame: 2 years
measure: Sample description by clinical data
timeFrame: 2 years
measure: Number of cancer patients who needed counselling on physical activity and self-managed exercise after MO.RE. access
timeFrame: 2 years
measure: Number of cancer patients who needed counselling on physical activity and self-managed exercise after MO.RE. access
timeFrame: 2 years
measure: Number of cancer patients who needed a physiatrist evaluation before exercise
timeFrame: 2 years
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Reggio Emilia
country: Italy
facility: AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio EmiliaOperational Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation AUSL - IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Emilia Romagna 42123
Study officials:
affiliation: AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia
name: Stefania Fugazzaro, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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