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Distance- Based Physical Activity Intervention for Rural Lung Cancer Survivors.

The Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Distance- Based Physical Activity Intervention for Rural Lung Cancer Survivors.

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12612000085875
Enrollment
50
Registered
2012-01-17
Start date
2012-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study aims to determine the if telephone support and print materials can increase physical activity participation in lung cancer survivors . Who is it for? You may be eligible to join this study if you have been diagnosed with lung cancer, have no metastatic disease, and are no longer on treatment. Trial details. Participants in this trial will be randomly (by chance) allocated to one of two groups. One group will receive print-based materials and telephone follow-up designed to increase physical activity participation for 12-weeks. The other group will receive print-based materials and telephone follow-up for 12-weeks to ask about their general health and well being. After this time participants in this group will be given print-materials designed to increase physical activity levels. Participants will complete questionnaires about physical activity levels, fatigue and quality of life as well as wear a physical activity monitor at baseline,3 months and six months. It is thought that the intervention will increase physical activity participation when compared to the control.

Interventions

Participants randomized to the intervention arm will receive print-based materials and telephone follow-up designed to increase physical activity participation for 12-weeks. Telephone follow-up and print materials mailout will occur weekly for one month, with fortnightly contact for the last two months. All physical activity will be home-based. Constructs from the Theory of Planned Behavior informed the intervention materials.

Sponsors

Edith Cowan University
Lead SponsorUniversity

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Confirmed stage I-IIIB non-small cell lung cancer or limited stage small cell lung cancer and not currently on treatment for cancer.

Exclusion criteria

Participating in regular exercise (performing 150 minutes of aerobic exercise and resistance exercise 2 days/week) within the past 3 months. Any musculoskeletal, neurological, or cardiovascular disorder that could inhibit exercise or put them at risk of injury or illness. Metastatic disease or presence of bone metastases.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026