Investigating the Feasibility of a Physical Activity (tele)coaching Intervention in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: an Explorative Study

Investigating the Feasibility of a Physical Activity (tele)coachingv Intervention in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: an Explorative Study

The aim of this study is to investigate the acceptability, actual usage, feasibility and safety of 1) a (semi) automated PA tele coaching intervention including smartphone application and stepcounter (Fitbit Charge 4) and 2) a manual PA tele coaching program using only a stepcounter (Fitbit Charge 4) without custom smartphone application but still linked with a smartphone using the Fitbit application and to make population specific adaptations to the intervention for patients with NSCLC after lung resection surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Three to nine months after a lung resection surgery for non-small cell lung cancer
• If patients received adjuvant chemotherapy, the inclusion window will be three months to nine months after the end of adjuvant chemotherapy
• Adults (+18 year)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Progressive or recurrent lung cancer
• Who had other malignancies in the last 2 years
• Psychiatric disorders
• Other ongoing treatments
• Involved in or planned to start a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program
• Unable to learn to work with a new electronic device (e.g. smartphone)
• Not understanding and speaking Dutch
• Patients with comorbidities precluding them from participation in a physical activity intervention