Mixed Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
In cancer setting, physical exercise has emerged as an important factor to control cancer-related symptoms and improve patients' quality of life. In addition, the correlation between physical activity and survival is recently consolidating. Nevertheless, several previous studies have shown that the majority of cancer patients are insufficiently active. Written information, for example a guidebook, may be a good oppurtunity, to improve lifestyle. Developing and testing an exercise guidebook, based on Theory of Planned Behavior and specifically designed for cancer patients, may be an effective tool to deliver information and increase physical activity level in this population.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPhysical activity
The participants will receive the written exercise guidebook and a counselling by kinesiologist. Moreover, they will be instructed how to increase their physical activity level.
Sponsors
Universita di Verona
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* signed informed consent; * confirmed cancer diagnosis.
Exclusion criteria
\- sufficient physical activity level.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical activity level - using Godin's Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (GLTEQ) | Change from baseline physical activity level at 4 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| quality of life - using European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Core Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ C-30) | Change from baseline physical activity level at 4 weeks |
| Sedentary behavior - using Sedentary Behaviour Questionnaire (SBQ) | Change from baseline physical activity level at 4 weeks |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactAlice Avancini
Outcome results
None listed