Effectiveness of Self-monitoring Physical Activity With a Smartphone Application and Physiotherapy Coaching in Cancer Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial (SMART-COACH Trial)
Effectiveness of Self-monitoring Physical Activity With a Smartphone Application and Physiotherapy Coaching in Cancer Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial (SMART-COACH Trial)
The aim of this study is to examine whether self-monitoring PA with the RunKeeper app with additional physiotherapy coaching is superior in improving patients' self-reported leisure-time PA compared with usual care in cancer patients after 12 weeks.
This is a single-center, prospective, two-armed, randomized controlled trial. Adult cancer patients and cancer survivors are randomized in one of the two study arms, (Group A) RunKeeper app + physiotherapy coaching or (Group B) usual care.
Patients assigned to the intervention group will be instructed to use the RunKeeper app for 12 weeks to self-monitor leisure-time PA. In addition, patients will be educated about the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle, inactivity and (when applicable) other unhealthy lifestyle behaviors (e.g. unhealthy diet, overweight or obesity, sun exposure, alcohol intake). Benefits of a behavior change, becoming physically active and pursuing a healthy lifestyle will be explained by a trained physiotherapist who will also coach the patient during the PA program. The biweekly physiotherapy coaching starts at baseline and will follow a structured sequence of strategies to change patients PA behavior which will contribute to the adoption of leisure-time PA in patients daily living, so the program will be optimally tailored to the patients capabilities and preferences.
The primary endpoint is to examine the effectiveness of the RunKeeper use with additional physiotherapy coaching in improving patients' leisure-time PA compared with usual care in cancer patients as measured by the PASE subscale leisure-time Sum Score at baseline, 6, 12 and 26 weeks.
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