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An Individualized Physical Activity Program in Patients Over 65 Years With Hematologic Malignancies

An Interventional Prospective Study to Test the Feasibility of an Individualized Physical Activity Program in Patients Over 65 Years of Age With Hematologic Malignancies: the OCAPI Project.

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04052126
Acronym
OCAPI
Enrollment
43
Registered
2019-08-09
Start date
2019-11-28
Completion date
2023-05-30
Last updated
2023-08-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Aged, Aged, 80 and Over, Exercise, Fatigue, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, Quality of Life

Brief summary

Older people with cancer differ from younger patients due to the combined effects of aging, comorbidities and cancer treatments on their health. In acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and non-hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), chemotherapy, which is the main treatment, is associated with significant toxicity that negatively affects patients' physical capacities and quality of life, already declining with age and comorbidities. It therefore seems essential to develop and evaluate interventions that can prevent physical and psychosocial decline and its consequences in these populations. However, no studies have evaluated a physical activity (PA) program among these populations, although the absence of risk of implementing PA during intense therapeutic procedures has been confirmed. OCAPI is an interdisciplinary, prospective, interventional, feasibility study. It is intended to include 20 AML and 20 NHL patients 65 years of age or older at the time of initiation of the first chemotherapy line, with an ECOG \<3, with no contraindications to PA and no history or coexistence of other primary cancer. Expected results are to demonstrate that a program offering supervised sessions in a sterile room or at home and remote support can enable patients with AML or NHL to perform their daily PA in autonomy. All these results will generate preliminary data before implementing a larger national study.

Interventions

OTHERIndividualized physical activity program

Participants who agreed to participate in the study will participate in an individualized 6-month physical activity (PA) program, consisting of 3 periods: initiation (1st month), transition (2nd-3rd months) and autonomy (4th-6th months). It is based on 4 PA modalities: The supervised PA session in a sterile room or at home once a week during the initiation and transition phases (20-45 min, low-to-moderate intensity, walking, muscle strengthening, balance and flexibility exercises). The unsupervised PA session in a sterile room or at home once a week during the transition phase and twice a week during the autonomy phase (same as supervised session). Follow-up by telephone once a month during the autonomy phase (30 min, support to PA). Continuously wearing an activity tracker throughout the entire program (promotion of walking). Activities are planned over a period of 6 months to achieve an intervention that meets the key principles of progression, specificity and empowerment.

Sponsors

Centre Leon Berard
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age 65 and over, * With histologically confirmed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML), * Requiring a first line of chemotherapy treatment or Azacitidine - Vénétoclax combination, * Followed-up in one of the investigating centers, * Residing in one of the following departments: Ain, Ardèche, Drôme, Isère, Loire, Rhône, Savoie, Haute-Savoie, * Having a ECOG \< 3, * With a life expectancy \> 6 months, * Whose ability to engage in physical activity has been certified by a medical certificate issued by the investigator physician, * Available and willing to participate in the study for the duration of the intervention and follow-up, * Able to understand, read and write French, * Affiliated with a social security scheme, * Having dated and signed an informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Personal history or co-existence of another primary cancer (except of in situ cancer regardless of the site and/or basal cell skin cancer and/or non-mammary cancer in complete remission for more than 5 years), * Treated by immunotherapy alone, * Participating in concurrent physical activity studies, * Deprived of their liberty by court or administrative decision.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Compliance rate of the physical activity sessions6 monthsRatio of the number of supervised and unsupervised sessions performed by patients / number of scheduled sessions
Compliance rate of the phone calls6 monthsRatio of the number of phone calls performed / number of scheduled calls
Compliance rate of the activity tracker6 monthsRatio of the number of days wearing the activity tracker / number of days of the program

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Acceptability of the interventionAt inclusionRatio of number of patients included / number of eligible patients
Safety of the intervention6 monthsNumber, type and timing of program-related adverse events
Adherence of the intervention3 months and 6 monthsRatio of the number of patients still in the program / number of patients included in the study
Impact of the program on autonomy for activities of daily livingAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 monthsActivities of Daily Living questionnaire (ADL) - scale from 0 to 6, 0=autonomy; 6 = no autonomy
Impact of the program on autonomy for instrumental activities of daily livingAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 monthsInstrumental activities of Daily Living questionnaire (IADL) - scale from 0 to 4, 0=autonomy; 4 = no autonomy
Impact of the program on upper body strengthAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 months30-s Arm Curl Test
Impact of the program on lower body strengthAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 months30-s Chair Stand Test
Impact of the program on walking enduranceAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 months6-min Walk Test
Impact of the program on walking speedAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 months10-m Walk Test
Impact of the program on balanceAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 monthsOpen-eyes Unipodal Test
Impact of the program on grip strengthAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 monthsHand Grip Dynamometer Test
Impact of the program on upper body flexibilityAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 monthsBack Scratch Test
Impact of the program on nutritionAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 monthsMini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) - scale from 0 to 30 points; score\<17=bad nutritional status ; 17 and 23.5=risk of malnutrition ; \>24: adaptednutritional status
Impact of the program on cognitionAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 monthsMontreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) ; scale from 0 to 30; normal if score \>16
Impact of the program on depressionAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 monthsGeriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15) ; scale from 0 to 15 ; 0 to 5=normal ; 6 and 9 = high probability of depression ; \> 9 = almost systematic depression
Impact of the program on self-efficacyAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 monthsSelf-efficacy for exercise scale - This scale has a range of total scores from 0-90. A higher score indicates higher self-efficacy for exercise.
Impact of the program on comorbiditiesAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 monthsCumulativ Illness Rating Scale - Geriatric (CIRS-G) ; 14 items ; for each one, score from 0 to 4 : 0=no problem and 4=serious issue
Impact of the program on health-related quality of lifeAt inclusion, 3 months, 6 months and 1 yearEuropean Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer core quality of life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) - scale from 0 to 100
Impact of the program on fatigueAt inclusion, 3 months, 6 months and 1 yearFunctional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F) ; score from 0 to 65 ; the higher the score is, the less the patient has fatigue
Impact of the program on the level of physical activityAt inclusion, 3 months, 6 months and 1 yearGodin-Shephard Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire (GSLTPAQ) ; Godin scale score: \< 14 units: insufficiently active/sedentary ; 14-23: moderately active ; 24 or more : active
Impact of the program on exercise barriersAt inclusion, 3 months, 6 months and 1 yearBarriers to Being Active Quiz
Impact of the program on social vulnerabilityAt inclusion and 1 yearÉvaluation de la précarité et des inégalités de santé pour les CES (EPICES questionnaire) - scale from 0 to 100, 0= no social vulnerability, 100=max vulnerability, threshold=30
Impact of the program on fallsAt inclusion and 1 yearNumber of falls
Impact of the program on anthropometricsAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 monthsBMI (weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2)
Impact of the program on lower body flexibilityAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 monthsChair Sit and Reach Test
Impact of the program on agilityAt inclusion, 3 months and 6 monthsTimed Up and Go Test

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026