Breast Neoplasm
Conditions
Keywords
cancer-related fatigue, breast cancer, exercise, problem-solving, online interactive education
Brief summary
The goal of this randomized control trial is to determine if participating in an 8-week online cancer-related fatigue management intervention consisting of individualized exercise program, one-on-one goal setting and action plan development and interactive educational module will significantly reduce the perception of cancer-related fatigue, improve the quality of life, improve perceived cognition, and perceived function of breast cancer compared to a wait-list control group. The aim the project is to determine if an online cancerrelated fatigue management program is associated with 1. A decrease in cancer-related fatigue. 2. An improved perception of their ability and satisfaction in completing important activities 3. Greater quality of life. 4. Improved mobility 5. Improved perceived cognition
Interventions
BEHAVIORALExercise, Problem-Solving Session and Education
Complete assigned exercises three times a week Complete Action plan co-developed Complete part or all of one of the four interactive educational modules
Sponsors
University of Dayton
University of Cincinnati
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* been diagnosed with any type of cancer within 5 years of enrollment, * received chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy * have access to mobile device or computer * have basic computer or mobile device skills, * have a significant level of fatigue defined as \>3 on 0-10 scale using the Oneitem Fatigue Scale
Exclusion criteria
* have metastatic cancer (Stage 4), * do not have a signed medical release by their physician or physician extender indicating that the participant can safely participate in the exercise program, * chronic fatigue prior to cancer diagnosis, such as fibromyalgia * are unable to follow verbal or written assessment instructions, are non-English speaking
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brief Fatigue Inventory | Baseline | This 9-item scale assesses the severity and interference of fatigue based on a 0 (no fatigue) to 10 (greatest fatigue) scale |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Occupational Performance Measure | Baseline | The OT administers the COPM, which is a semi-structured interview to understand the routine activities that the participant completes daily, specifically their self-care, leisure, and social activities. The participant rates the importance of each of the activities using a 0 to 10 scale. Zero indicates no importance and 10 indicates very important. Then the participant separately rates their perception of how well they currently perform each of the important activities and how satisfied they are with their performance using a 0 to 10 scale. Zero indicates that they are not able to perform or they are not satisfied and 10 indicates that they are able to perform the activity well or they are very satisfied. |
| Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue | Baseline | This 40-item 5-point Likert scale (0=Not at all 1=A little bit 2=Somewhat 3= Quite a bit 4=Very much) evaluates quality of life in individuals with fatigue as measured in 5 domains: physical, social/family, emotional, functional well-being, and fatigue. Higher scores reflect greater quality of life |
| PROMIS Cognitive Function Ability 8a | Baseline | This 8-item 5-point Likert scale \[Never, Rarely (Once) Sometimes (Two or three times) Often (About once a day) Very often (Several times a day)\] evaluates patient-perceived cognitive abilities, its interference with daily functioning, whether other people observe cognitive impairments, and its impact on quality of life |
| 6-minute walk test | Baseline | Participants completes a 6-minute walk at their chosen pace and with permitted standing rest breaks |
| Promis Applied Cognitive Abilities 8a | Baseline | This 8-item 5-point Likert scale \[Not at all A little bit, Somewhat, Quite a bit, Very much\] evaluates the patient-perceived cognitive deficits |
| 30 second sit to stand | Baseline | Participants are seated in a standard height fixed chair without armrests, which is placed against a wall. They will move from sitting to standing and back to sitting position, with arms crossed against chest. The number of complete stands and sits |
| Average number of steps | Week 1 | Fitbit will track the number of steps that the participants takes each day |
| Average heart rate | Week 1 | Fitbit will track daily heart rate of each participant |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed