Development of a complex supportive intervention to promote physical functioning of older patients with cancer, considering individual plasticity

Development of a complex supportive intervention to promote physical functioning of older patients with cancer, considering individual plasticity - SideKick

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00022512

Enrollment

Registered

2020-10-19

Start date

2020-06-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

C80

Interventions

Group 1: After inclusion, individual resources and risk factors are identified based on medical records and assessments of physical function, nutritional status, cognition, depression, social support,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients 60 years or older (age groups 60+, 70+ and 80+) Diagnosed cancer outpatient treatment in radiotherapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: severe dementia; acute psychiatric illness e.g. psychosis; insufficient knowledge of German, which precludes understanding the exercise instructions or completing the questionnaires; medical contraindications for physical activity such as bone metastases at risk of fracture; life expectancy less than 6 months (high palliative); diagnosed severe heart failure NYHA- stage IV

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Main goal: Physical Activity Score for Elderly (PASE) T0 and T1 (after 12 Weeks). Feasibility and acceptance of the intervention are assessed via semi-structured interviews at T1 including feedback, motivation to engage in physical activity and healthy nutrition, barriers and facilitators influencing the execution of the recommendations. Potential Benefits: In T1 all baseline assessments are repeated. In addition, 4 weeks after T1, the patients will be sent a questionnaire about their current physical activities and nutrition habits, their concrete plans to continue being physical active and to eat healthy, and a questionnaire about their health- related quality of life (EORTC QLQ- C30).	—

Measure

Time frame

Main goal: Physical Activity Score for Elderly (PASE) T0 and T1 (after 12 Weeks). Feasibility and acceptance of the intervention are assessed via semi-structured interviews at T1 including feedback, motivation to engage in physical activity and healthy nutrition, barriers and facilitators influencing the execution of the recommendations. Potential Benefits: In T1 all baseline assessments are repeated. In addition, 4 weeks after T1, the patients will be sent a questionnaire about their current physical activities and nutrition habits, their concrete plans to continue being physical active and to eat healthy, and a questionnaire about their health- related quality of life (EORTC QLQ- C30).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
physical function	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactHeike Schmidt

Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale)

heike.schmidt2@uk-halle.de00495574194

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026