NCT03000166

Step-Up Intervention for Self-Management of Fatigue in Young Adults Receiving Chemotherapy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 47 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 39 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of a physical activity intervention on the self-management of fatigue in young adults receiving chemotherapy. Half of the participants will receive an intervention which includes education and resources to set physical activity goals and monitor progress toward goals.

Detailed description

Interventions to increase physical activity have been shown to relieve fatigue in patients receiving chemotherapy, but no studies have tested a physical activity intervention to improve fatigue in young adults receiving chemotherapy. This study will determine the impact of a physical activity intervention on the self-management process variables of self-efficacy and self-regulation and their relationships to physical activity and fatigue severity in young adults receiving chemotherapy.

Conditions

• Young Adult, Cancer, Physical Activity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Step-Up Intervention	Intervention group participants will meet with a study facilitator during 5 regularly scheduled visits for chemotherapy. The facilitator will provide education about the benefits of physical activity and strategies to overcome barriers to physical activity, help the participants to set physical activity goals based on ability and preferences, and educate the participant on using a physical activity tracker.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-31
• Primary completion: 2019-05-01
• Completion: 2019-07-16
• First posted: 2016-12-21
• Last updated: 2021-08-11
• Results posted: 2021-08-11

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States