NCT02678832

Momentum Project Heidelberg - Dealing Actively With a Cancerous Disease

Social Cognitions and Norms Towards Physical Exercise Among Cancer Patients and Health Care Professionals

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 2,200 (actual)
• Sponsor: Heidelberg University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

The study, investigates the current physical activity promotion practices among physicians and nurses, as well as social norms toward physical activity during treatment among cancer patients and among physicians and nurses who treat or counsel cancer patients.

Detailed description

For this purpose, four large surveys with health care professionals (specialized practitioners, N=300; general practitioners, N=300; oncology nurses, N=300) and cancer patients (N=1200, 400 patients each with breast, prostate or colorectal cancer) with a cross-sectional research design are conducted. Additionally, a follow-up-study with a sub-sample of cancer patients (N=180) will be conducted.

Conditions

• Colorectal Cancer
• Breast Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Physicians
• Nurses

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-12-01
• Primary completion: 2018-06-01
• Completion: 2019-01-01
• First posted: 2016-02-10
• Last updated: 2023-02-16