Falls are common and catastrophic in cancer patients. Cancer patients are vulnerable to falls due to muscle loss. In prescribing exercise in a data driven manner to cancer patients, our hypothesis is this "prescription" for exercise will eventually be demonstrated to reduce the occurrence of injurious falls.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
34
Participants will wear a pedometer for 4 days at baseline, and 4-6 weeks later. Baseline readings will be used to derive an individualized exercise program for each participant based on the assigned experimental arm.
Participants will wear a Actigraph for 4 days at baseline and 4-6 weeks later. Baseline readings will be used to derive an individualized exercise program for each participant based on the assigned experimental arm.
Participants will walk on an instrumented treadmill while wearing a safety harness at baseline and 4-6 weeks later. The perturbation treadmill will assess an individual's risk for falling. Baseline readings will be used to derive an individualized exercise program for each participant based on the assigned experimental arm.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
ABC Activities Specific Balance Confidence Scale (exploratory outcome)
Patient Reported Outcome 0% No confidence, 100% Complete Confidence, higher score= better outcome
Time frame: Change from baseline ABC scale at 4-6 weeks
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