(Former) colon and prostate cancer patients, computer tailoring, physical activity, health related quality of life. (Voormalige) darm en prostaat kanker patienten, computer tailoring, fysieke activiteit, gezondheid gerelateerde kwaliteit van leven.
Conditions
Interventions
Before the intervention will be tested for effectiveness with a randomized controlled trial (RCT), the intervention already effective proven Active+ program will be adapted through a literature review
Sponsors
The research will be executed at the faculty of Psychology of the Open Universiteit, in cooperation with Maastricht University.
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Diagnosed with colon/prostate cancer. - 18 years or older - Able to read and speak Dutch - The patient needs to be under primary treatment (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery) for prostate or colon cancer, while the survivors need to have successfully completed the main treatment up to one year ago.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients with a serious medical, psychiatric, or cognitive disease that would interfere with participation (e.g. Alzheimer’s Disease, and severe obese (BMI>35)). - Any operation must have taken place at least six weeks ago. When operations are planned in the future, patients only can be included when the operation has taken place at least six weeks ago. - Patients in de palliative phase will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Objective physical activity (accelerometer data) en subjective physical activity, specified to work, ADL, sport an leisure time (SQUASH). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health related quality of life, anxiety and depression, fatigue, adjustment to cancer, and appreciation and use of the intervention. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactL. Lechner
Outcome results
None listed