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Feasibility Study of a Home-based Physical Activity Intervention for Family Caregivers of People With Advanced Cancer

NCT ID: NCT02211092

Last Updated: 2015-03-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

28 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-11-30

Study Completion Date

2015-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to develop an individually tailored home-based physical activity intervention for family caregivers of people with advanced cancer and assess the feasibility of a future randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the effects of this intervention.

Detailed Description

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Families play an essential role in the care of people with advanced cancer and usually undertake caregiving responsibilities for patients at home. While caregiving is often rewarding, the physical and emotional demands of caregiving have significant impacts on caregivers' health, including a wide range of emotional responses and high levels of fatigue. Caregivers' own health is important and their ability to continue to provide care also necessitates that their self-care needs are met. However, few supportive interventions have been developed specifically to address these needs. One way of doing so may be increasing physical activity. The physical and psychological benefits of physical activity are well documented. A lifestyle approach to physical activity can be tailored to the needs, preferences, and circumstances of the individual and is therefore a logical way to address some of the self-care needs of caregivers within the context of their personal caregiving situation. The main objectives of this pilot study are to develop an individually tailored home-based physical activity intervention for family caregivers of people with advanced cancer and assess the feasibility of a future randomized controlled trial to test the effect of this intervention on caregivers' positive and negative affect, fatigue, and overall self-rated health.

Conditions

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Self Care Family Caregivers

Keywords

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Family Caregivers Advanced Cancer Palliative Care Support Self Care Physical Activity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Physical activity intervention

A 12 week individually tailored home-based physical activity program with goal-setting, a physical activity self-monitoring technique, and weekly telephone calls provided by the intervener for coaching and support.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Physical activity intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A 12 week individually tailored home-based physical activity program with goal-setting, a physical activity self-monitoring technique, and weekly telephone calls provided by the intervener for coaching and support.

Usual care

Access to usual community resources but no active lifestyle coaching.

Group Type OTHER

Usual care

Intervention Type OTHER

Access to usual community resources but no active lifestyle coaching.

Interventions

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Physical activity intervention

A 12 week individually tailored home-based physical activity program with goal-setting, a physical activity self-monitoring technique, and weekly telephone calls provided by the intervener for coaching and support.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual care

Access to usual community resources but no active lifestyle coaching.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years of age or older
* able to speak and read English
* involved in the care of a person with advanced cancer (stage III or IV) at home

Exclusion Criteria

* already participating in physical activity more than three days a week and 30 minutes or more per session as assessed by self-report
* a current mental illness that has been treated with medication for \<8 weeks or that the caregiver intends to initiate medication for during the period of the intervention
* any major physical health problem that would prevent caregivers from participating in the intervention as assessed by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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McGill University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Jewish General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jamie Penner, RN, PhD(c)

Nursing Doctoral Candidate

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jamie L Penner, RN, PhD(c)

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

McGill University; Jewish General Hospital

S Robin Cohen, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

McGill University; Jewish General Hospital

Locations

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Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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003208

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

13-129

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id