Feasibility of a Supported Walking Program for Breast and Head-and-Neck Cancer Survivors Receiving Adjuvant Radiation Therapy
Will the integration of a patient-centered exercise prescription and supportive counseling
attenuate declines in physical activity during radiation therapy? To address this question,
this study will assess the feasibility of a patient-centered walking program for breast and
head-and-neck cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. Follow-up monitoring sessions
will be scheduled to help provide support and ongoing counseling to facilitate increased
activity (through walking) during radiation therapy. We will also examine the effect of the
walking program on other outcomes such as happiness, depression and sleep to determine point
estimates and measures of variability to inform future research.
Interventional
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Accrual Rate and Completion Rate
Accrual: Number of participants agreeing to participate divided by the number of eligible participants Completion rate: number of participants completing the trial
Anticipated duration of radiation therapy of 6 weeks
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Margaret McNeely, PhD
Principal Investigator
University of Alberta and Cross Cancer Institute
Canada: Ethics Review Committee
ACREC 26059
NCT01886703
June 2013
December 2013
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