Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age over 18 years old; Being in treatment or post-treatment for head and neck cancer; To be resident in the cities of Florianópolis or São José; Present a release from the oncologist responsible for the practice of physical activity or from the Physiotherapy Sector of CEPON; Present full vaccination certificate against Covid-19.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Present any orthopedic limitation, such as the use of a wheelchair, or neurological, cognitive, visual or auditory limitation that prevents the practice of physical activity within the proposed protocol, through a questionnaire; Have practiced dance therapy or solo Pilates for the past three months. Not being present in at least 75% of the prescribed meetings.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life evaluatedPleo Questionnaire of Quality of Life of the University of Washington (UW-QOL version 4) in the pre- and post-intervention period, at the beginning and after completion of the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical aspects, namely cardiorespiratory fitness (six-minute walk test); muscle strength (portable digital dynamometer Chatillôn®); flexibility (hand-to-back test (Back Scratch); upper limb functionality (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand - DASH); and level of physical activity (IPAQ short);Psychological aspects, these being the quality of life (UW-QOL), Functional Evaluation of Cancer Therapy (FACT-H&N - Version 4.0), body image (A Body Image Scale (BIS)); self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale); fatigue (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Fatigue - FACT-F); sexual function (Female Sexual Function Index - IFSF / International Erectile Function Index - Male IIFE ); sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Questionnaire); Mood Status (Brunel Humor Scale) and Aging Perspective (Sheppard Inventory) and finally the perception of the magnitude of the perceived changes. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
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