A Tele-exercise Program for Breast Cancer Survivors

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The research protocol outlines a pilot study for a home-based and group-based tele-exercise program designed for breast cancer survivors. The study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) led by Dr. Yang Gao from Hong Kong Baptist University, with multiple other investigators from Kwong Wah Hospital and the university itself. Breast cancer is identified as the most prevalent cancer among women globally and in Hong Kong. The document states that adjuvant therapies post-surgery, such as radiation and chemotherapy, can have both short-term and long-term side effects, which may affect the survivors' physical and mental health. The study is based on evidence that physical activity levels often decrease after a breast cancer diagnosis and that exercise can mitigate the side effects of treatment, improving health and quality of life. The pilot aims to test the acceptability and feasibility of a 12-week tele-exercise program that combines psychological theories and behaviour change techniques, transitioning from supervised to unsupervised exercise to build sustainable exercise habits. The study will enrol 24 patients, randomly assigning them to an intervention group or an active control group. The intervention group will receive 12 online training sessions plus 4 psychological counselling sessions, whereas the control group will receive educational essays on exercise and health. The training sessions for the intervention group will include various exercises with increasing intensity and duration over the 4 weeks, monitored by a pulse oximeter to ensure exercises are done at the appropriate heart rate. The sessions will be led by qualified coaches, with Dr. Gao overseeing quality control.

Clinical Trial Description

It is a prospective and pilot study of RCT. It will be a pilot to test the acceptability and feasibility of a two-armed tele-exercise RCT to mitigate symptoms and improve health for breast cancer survivors. In this study, outcome assessors and data analysts will be masked from the allocation results. The pilot will recruit 24 patients and randomly assign them to an intervention group (Group A) and an active control group (Group B). All participants in both groups will continue receiving usual care from the study hospital during the study period. Additionally, those in Group A (intervention) will receive the tele-exercise (12 home-based online training sessions + 4 psychological counselling sessions), while those in Group B (active control) will receive 4 essays on exercise and health. Outcome measurements will be repeatedly performed before and after the intervention. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT06382441
Study type	Interventional
Source	Hong Kong Baptist University
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Status	Active, not recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	November 1, 2023
Completion date	May 31, 2024

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