Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group will receive motivational coaching to improve physical activity behaviour following the 10-week exercise program. This coaching program is called ‘Beweeg Bewust’ and is guided
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patients who are histologically confirmed with the diagnosis of cancer - Patients who are aged = 18 years - Patients who undergo/completed treatment with curative intent - Patients who completed the oncological exercise rehabilitation program at MUMC+
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients who are scheduled to undergo chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery in the next six months. - Patients with cognitive disability, who are not able to understand instructions and /or are not able to fill in the questionnaires. - Patients who are unable to speak, understand and read the Dutch language - Patients who are not able to perform basic activities of daily living such as walking or patients who are suffering from other disabling comorbidity that seriously hamper physical exercise, like severe heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, neurological disorders or polyneuropathy. - Patients who have an increased risk of falling, as assessed on the ‘4-Stage Balance Test’. This is a static balance test, in which four standing positions have to be maintained. When patients are not able to hold two or more positions for at least ten seconds, they are classified to have an increased risk of falling and they will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main outcome parameter of the study is minutes of moderate- to- vigorous physical activity per week, as obtained with the MOX accelerometer and a PA diary. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are: VO2peak, measured with a cardiorespiratory exercise test (CPET), other outcomes on the CPET: OUES, maximal heart rate (HRpeak) and maximal work rate (Wpeak), heart rate (HR), work rate (W) and oxygen uptake (VO2) at the ventilatory anaerobic threshold (VAT) and the respiratory compensation point (RCP); anthropometrics; muscle strength; Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL); fatigue; anxiety and depression symptoms, return to work (RTW) rates (%), and exercise participation. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactAnouk Weemaes
Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+)
Outcome results
None listed