Feasibility and Acceptability of an Web-based Physical Activity Program, for Those Diagnosed With Lung Cancer.

NCT ID: NCT05121259

Last Updated: 2022-11-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 18 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-11-22
• Study Completion Date: 2022-08-11

Brief Summary

Lung cancer is a life changing disease which can cause negative effects on an individual's ability to perform daily tasks and their quality of life (QoL). Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK and is estimated affects approximately 33,000 individuals per year.

The most common side effects from lung cancer and treatments are breathlessness, fatigue, nausea, diarrhoea, and depression. Those living beyond cancer often suffer from extreme feelings of isolation and have increased chance of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Physical activity is a vital component of the prevention and management of cancer. Being active can improve one's physical health (ability to carry out tasks of daily living and breathlessness) and emotional wellbeing (feelings of depression and isolation).

Electronic platforms (websites and mobile applications) are increasingly popular within developing nations, particularly with products that aim to increase and keep track of physical activity. Though, literature suggests older adults prefer websites opposed to mobile applications. Online delivery of physical activity could be highly beneficial for patients living with and beyond cancer, reducing the location-based inequality of those who can not attend face-to-face programmes, allowing individuals to carry out a session whenever they can, in the comfort of their own home.

Exploring how those living with and beyond lung cancer use a website and investigating the feasibility and acceptability on an online platform which aims to provide tailored physical activity programs will provide fundamental data and possible supporting data for a randomised controlled trail (RCT).

Conditions

Lung Cancer; Survivorship

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Exercise Guide

Single group feasibility group. Single group (intervention group) will be given access to the intervention (Exercise Guide UK) for eight-weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

ExerciseGuide Intervention Group

Intervention Type: OTHER

The single group which will be given access to the eight-week ExerciseGuide UK website containing a tailored physical activity programme and supportive and educational resources.

Interventions

ExerciseGuide Intervention Group

The single group which will be given access to the eight-week ExerciseGuide UK website containing a tailored physical activity programme and supportive and educational resources.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Be 18 years of age or older.
• Have had a lung cancer diagnosis.
• Be able to speak and read in English.
• Willing and able to provide informed consent.
• Have internet connectivity.
• Access to a laptop, computer, or smart device to access the web-based platform.

Exclusion Criteria

• Psychological or linguistic inability to provide informed consent.
• Physical or psychological impairments which prevent or inhibit participation in physical activity. Examples include:

• Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
• Recent heart attack (less than one year)
• Recent stroke (less than one year)
• Psychiatric disorder
• Those who lack capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA).

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Hull

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Cynthia Forbes

Career Development Fellow

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Cynthia C Forbes, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Hull

Locations

Queen's Centre for Oncology and Haematology (Castle Hill)

Hull, East Riding Of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Countries

United Kingdom

References

Curry J, Lind M, Short CE, Vandelanotte C, Evans HEL, Pearson M, Forbes CC. Evaluating a web-based computer-tailored physical activity intervention for those living with and beyond lung cancer (ExerciseGuide UK): protocol for a single group feasibility and acceptability study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2022 Aug 13;8(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01129-6.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 35964141 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

RS145-281450-JC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id