Relationships Between Physical Activity and Different Measures of Fatigue in Cancer Survivors

University of Colorado, Denver150 enrolled

Overview

This is an investigation of possible relationships between daily physical activity (PA) and different measurements of fatigue in cancer survivors participating in a cancer exercise program.

This is an investigation of possible relationships between daily physical activity (PA) and different measurements of fatigue in cancer survivors participating in a cancer exercise program. Results will inform exercise prescription and timing to best reduce fatigue, as well as methodology for measuring fatigue. Participants will answer several daily questions on fatigue using a smartphone application during the 3 month exercise program and wear a PA monitor for 10 days during the first month and last month of the program.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Cancer Remission

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Be an active participant in the BfitBwell Cancer Exercise Program * Criteria for this program include: * Adult (\>= 18 years old) * Being a patient seen at the University of Colorado Cancer Center * Currently receiving cancer therapy or be within 6 months of completing cancer therapy * Have a signed physician clearance form to participate in an exercise program * Have a smartphone (necessary for the EMA assessments) * A score of 48 or less on the FACIT-Fatigue (completed during the initial BfitBwell Program assessment) * The minimally important difference of the FACIT-Fatigue is 3 points, suggesting that a score of at most 48 indicates the presence of CRF and allows for meaningful change in both directions. Exclusion Criteria: * None

Locations (1)

University of Colorado Cancer Center

Aurora, Colorado, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

10-point Fatigue Scale, Day

Severity of fatigue experienced over the course of the day, ranked 0-10. How would you rate your fatigue, over the last day, on a scale of 0-10, with 0 being no fatigue and 10 being the worst possible fatigue?

Time frame: 3 months

Physical Activity measure by Actigraph device

PA will be monitored using commonly used, non-invasive Actigraph devices (Actigraph GT3XP). Data will be collected utilizing methodology similar to that of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), in cancer survivors. The collected accelerometry data will be downloaded and analyzed in ActiLife software, calculation the average time spent in moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) at each assessment period using standard algorithms and cut-points.

Time frame: 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Physical assessment measures from BfitBwell Program

As all participants are recruited from active members of BfitBwell Cancer Exercise Program, additional data will be extracted from program documents which are regularly administered and collected by the BfitBwell Program. Administration/collection will not change for study participants. Physical assessment measures are obtained from a physical assessment and electronic questionnaire.

Time frame: 3 months

Central Contacts

Jared Scorsone

CONTACT

303-724-1264 JARED.SCORSONE@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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