Telehealth system (e-CUIDATE) to improve quality of life in breast cancer survivors: rationale and study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

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Manuel Arroyo-Morales²  Rosario Del-Moral-Avila³  Carmen Sánchez-Salado¹  Marta Legerén-Alvarez⁴  Lourdes Díaz-Rodríguez⁵  Carolina Fernández-Lao²  Irene Cantarero-Villanueva²  Angelica Ariza-García⁶  Noelia Galiano-Castillo² 

[1] Breast Oncology Unit, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain;Department Physical Therapy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain;Radiotherapy Oncology Unit, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain;Medical Oncology Unit, Clinico Universitario San Cecilio Hospital, Andalusian Health Service, Granada, Spain;Nursing Department, University of Granada, Granada, Spain;Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Clinico Universitario San Cecilio Hospital, Andalusian Health Service, Granada, Spain

关键词: Exercise;    Telerehabilitation;    Neoplasm;    Breast;   

Others  :  1093616
DOI  :  10.1186/1745-6215-14-187

 received in 2013-04-11, accepted in 2013-06-04,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Breast cancer survivors suffer physical impairment after oncology treatment. This impairment reduces quality of life (QoL) and increase the prevalence of handicaps associated to unhealthy lifestyle (for example, decreased aerobic capacity and strength, weight gain, and fatigue). Recent work has shown that exercise adapted to individual characteristics of patients is related to improved overall and disease-free survival. Nowadays, technological support using telerehabilitation systems is a promising strategy with great advantage of a quick and efficient contact with the health professional. It is not known the role of telerehabilitation through therapeutic exercise as a support tool to implement an active lifestyle which has been shown as an effective resource to improve fitness and reduce musculoskeletal disorders of these women.

Methods / Design

This study will use a two-arm, assessor blinded, parallel randomized controlled trial design. People will be eligible if: their diagnosis is of stages I, II, or IIIA breast cancer; they are without chronic disease or orthopedic issues that would interfere with ability to participate in a physical activity program; they had access to the Internet and basic knowledge of computer use or living with a relative who has this knowledge; they had completed adjuvant therapy except for hormone therapy and not have a history of cancer recurrence; and they have an interest in improving lifestyle. Participants will be randomized into e-CUIDATE or usual care groups. E-CUIDATE give participants access to a range of contents: planning exercise arranged in series with breathing exercises, mobility, strength, and stretching. All of these exercises will be assigned to women in the telerehabilitation group according to perceived needs. The control group will be asked to maintain their usual routine. Study endpoints will be assessed after 8 weeks (immediate effects) and after 6 months. The primary outcome will be QoL measured by The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 version 3.0 and breast module called The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Breast Cancer-Specific Quality of Life questionnaire. The secondary outcomes: pain (algometry, Visual Analogue Scale, Brief Pain Inventory short form); body composition; physical measurement (abdominal test, handgrip strength, back muscle strength, and multiple sit-to-stand test); cardiorespiratory fitness (International Fitness Scale, 6-minute walk test, International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form); fatigue (Piper Fatigue Scale and Borg Fatigue Scale); anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale); cognitive function (Trail Making Test and Auditory Consonant Trigram); accelerometry; lymphedema; and anthropometric perimeters.

Discussion

This study investigates the feasibility and effectiveness of a telerehabilitation system during adjuvant treatment of patients with breast cancer. If this treatment option is effective, telehealth systems could offer a choice of supportive care to cancer patients during the survivorship phase.

Trial registration

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01801527

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Galiano-Castillo et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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