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| Name | Class |
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| University of Alberta | OTHER |
| University of Calgary | OTHER |
| Alberta Health services | OTHER |
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Breast cancer and its treatments can take a toll on the physical and psychosocial well-being of cancer survivors. Few interventions can help breast cancer patients improve their physical strength, stamina, and overall well-being. Developing ways to facilitate PA behavior during chemotherapy for breast cancer are necessary. This trial explores ways that breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy can learn about and engage in PA during chemotherapy. This trial will also give Southern Alberta breast cancer survivors an opportunity to participate in evidence-based programs designed to facilitate their health, breast cancer recovery, and disease-free survival.
The investigators primary hypothesis is that women receiving the PA intervention resource kit will report a more positive change in self-reported PA at the end of chemotherapy treatments when compared to the group receiving standard materials.
Primary Objective:
To compare the effects of an evidence-based intervention consisting of targeted breast-cancer specific PA print materials (i.e., Exercise for health), a step pedometer, a step-walking guidebook (i.e., Step into survivorship), and a physical activity and step journal (INT) to a comparison group receiving a generic, two-page public health PA resource (Standard Material: SM).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| PA Behavior Intervention | Experimental | Physical Activity Resource Kit |
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| Standard Materials | Active Comparator | Receive physical activity handout from the Canadian Public Health Agency |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Physical Activity Resource Kit | Behavioral | The Intervention group (INT) will receive a Physical Activity Resource Kit which includes a step pedometer, a breast cancer-specific Physical Activity Guidebook (Exercise for health), a step pedometer resource (Step into survivorship), and a physical activity and step journal to record their daily step totals and daily physical activities. Participants will be instructed to wear their pedometer for the entire duration of the study (i.e., chemotherapy duration). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Self-reported physical activity | Baseline, post intervention, 6 months follow up |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Cancer specific health related quality of life | Baseline, post intervention, 6 months follow up | |
| Psychosocial health outcomes | Baseline, post intervention, 6 months follow up | |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Jeff Vallance, PhD | Contact | 403-488-7179 | jeffv@athabascau.ca | |
| Celeste Lavallee, BSc, RD | Contact | clavallee@athabascau.ca |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jeff Vallance, PhD | Athabasca University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Tom Baker Cancer Centre | Recruiting | Calgary | Alberta | Canada | ||
| Grande Prairie Cancer Centre |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001943 | Breast Neoplasms |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| ID | Term |
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| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D001941 | Breast Diseases |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
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| Standard Materials | Behavioral | Participants in this usual care group will receive a generic physical activity leaflet from the Canadian Public Health Agency |
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| Objective step counts (pedometer) |
| Baseline, post intervention, 6 months follow up |
| Chemotherapy completion rate | Baseline, post intervention, 6 months follow up |
| Determinants of physical activity | Baseline, post intervention, 6 months follow up |
| Physical functioning | Baseline, post intervention, 6 months follow up |
| Recruiting |
| Grande Prairie |
| Alberta |
| Canada |
| Lethbridge Cancer Centre | Recruiting | Lethbridge | Alberta | Canada |
| Medicine Hat Cancer Centre | Recruiting | Medicine Hat | Alberta | Canada |
| Central Alberta Cancer Centre | Recruiting | Red Deer | Alberta | Canada |
| D017437 |
| Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D001519 | Behavior |