Trial Information

Physical Activity After Cancer Treatment (PACT)- A Clinical Controlled Trial on the Effect of a One-year Physical Activity Program for Cancer Patients Following Cytostatic Treatment

The PACT ('Physical Activity after Cancer Treatment') Study is a multidisciplinary
collaborative study carried out by the University Hospitals Centre for Nursing and Care
Research (UCSF) and the Finsen Center (Oncology and Hematology Clinics) of the Copenhagen
University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark. The project draws in cancer
patients who have undergone chemotherapy and who are now disease-free or at a stable phase
in their illness and have good prognoses.

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of a 12-month rehabilitation program
comprising supervised and structured physical exercise training (body conditioning;
strength-building; relaxation; massage), patient education and coaching combined with a
home-based physical exercise group component and will include a control group. Groups of
12-15 patients will be formed (mixed genders; different oncological and hematological
diagnoses) who will train together once weekly during the intervention period. Participation
in a training program with peers is seen as a positive motivational factor that stimulates
and challenges the patient through physical activity, to use his/her own resources to
establish sustainable coping strategies.