Randomised Trial Evaluating the Benefit of a Fitness Tracker Based Workout During Radiotherapy

Launched by UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TUEBINGEN · Aug 13, 2020

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how using a fitness tracker during radiotherapy can improve the quality of life for patients with certain types of cancer, such as lung, esophagus, brain, head and neck, pancreas, sarcoma, and cervical cancers. The researchers want to see if tracking physical activity helps patients feel better and cope with their treatment. They are currently recruiting participants aged 18 and older who are starting radiotherapy that will last at least four weeks and are in relatively good health.

To participate, individuals must be able to consent to the study and have a confirmed diagnosis of one of the specified cancers. However, those with severe heart conditions, limited mobility, or who are pregnant cannot join. Participants can expect to wear a fitness tracker and engage in a guided exercise program during their treatment, which may help them feel stronger and more energized as they go through their cancer care.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Capacity for consent
• • Minimum age 18
• • Presence of one of the following tumor diseases: Bronchial Carcinoma, Esophageal Carcinoma, Tumor of the Brain, Head and Neck Cancer, Pancreas Cancer, Sarcoma Cervix Uteri Cancer
• • ECOG 0-2
• • Indication for a radiotherapy or a radiochemotherapy with an intended treatment time of minimum 4 weeks (definitive/adjuvant/neoadjuvant)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Participation in any other interventional study
• • Radiotherapy of Breast cancer
• • Pregnancy
• • Contraindication against physical activity/sport and others
• • Severe cardiovascular pre-existing conditions (after myocardial infarction, apoplexy in the last 6 months, congestive heart failure NYHA \> I°)
• • preexisting diseases with are relevantly accompanied by a limited mobility in patients (e.g. paraparesis of the lower limbs)
• • ECOG Status 3-4
• • prior use of activity trackers