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Trial Title:
Exercise for Oncology Care Professionals
NCT ID:
NCT05884073
Condition:
Burnout, Caregiver
Compassion Fatigue
Conditions: Official terms:
Fatigue
Compassion Fatigue
Burnout, Psychological
Caregiver Burden
Conditions: Keywords:
oncology health professionals
burnout
compassion fatigue
exercise
physical activity
Study type:
Interventional
Study phase:
N/A
Overall status:
Not yet recruiting
Study design:
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention model:
Parallel Assignment
Primary purpose:
Supportive Care
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Intervention:
Intervention type:
Behavioral
Intervention name:
Circuit-based Resistance Training
Description:
Participants will engage in a 12-week circuit-based resistance training program 2-3
times/week. Each supervised session will last about 25 minutes and will consist of 5
resistance exercises. Each exercise will be completed for 1 minute for a total of 5
minutes followed by a 1-minute rest. The circuit will then repeated 3 additional times
(total of 4 circuits). All resistance sessions will be supervised by a certified fitness
professionals.
Arm group label:
Circuit-based resistance exercise
Intervention type:
Behavioral
Intervention name:
Nature-based Walking
Description:
Participants will be asked to engage in 25 minutes of self-paced walking in nature 2-3
days/week. Participants will be provided with a list of resources that direct them to
walkable nature/green spaces close to their home or workplace.
Arm group label:
Nature Walking
Summary:
The goal of this preference-based pilot study will be to assess the feasibility,
acceptability, and impact of a 12-week exercise intervention on oncology care provider
burnout, compassion fatigue, and well-being. Participants self-select to participate into
one of two exercise groups. Group assignment will be based on participant preference.
Group 1: Supervised circuit-based resistance exercise
Group 2: Nature-based walking
Criteria for eligibility:
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older;
- Able to speak/write in English;
- Must be providing formal (paid) care to cancer patients in a clinical setting; and
- Actively practicing within the Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
Exclusion Criteria:
- Exceeding Canadian physical activity guidelines of 150-minutes of
moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week; and
- Any health condition that would preclude safe participation in a new exercise
program
Gender:
All
Minimum age:
18 Years
Maximum age:
N/A
Healthy volunteers:
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Locations:
Facility:
Name:
Physical Activity and Cancer (PAC) Lab
Address:
City:
Halifax
Zip:
B3H 2Y9
Country:
Canada
Contact:
Last name:
Melanie Keats, PhD
Phone:
902-494-7173
Email:
melanie.keats@dal.ca
Start date:
November 1, 2024
Completion date:
August 31, 2025
Lead sponsor:
Agency:
Melanie Keats
Agency class:
Other
Source:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Record processing date:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on November 12, 2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov page:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05884073
