NCT03942614

Nordic Pole Walking for Individuals With Cancer

Nordic Pole Walking for Individuals With Cancer: A Feasibility Study Assessing Physical Function and Health-Related Quality of Life

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 8 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Ontario Institute of Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Individuals diagnosed with cancer tend to be inactive and have symptom burdens that impact quality of life. A community-based Nordic Pole Walking (NPW) program may help. The primary objective of this study was to see if it was feasible to do to a larger trial. The secondary objective was to determine the effects of NPW on physical function and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). NPW or no NPW was randomly assigned to adults with non-small cell lung, prostate, colorectal, and endometrial. Eight people were enrolled in the study with 4 in the NPW group (1 dropped out) and 4 in the no NPW group.

Detailed description

Individuals diagnosed with cancer tend to be inactive and have symptom burdens that impact quality of life. An individualized, community-based Nordic pole walking (NPW) program may help. The primary objective of this study was to assess feasibility using the Thabane Framework of a randomized controlled trial (RCT). The secondary objective was to determine the effects of NPW on physical function (six-minute walk test, 30-second \[30-s\] chair stand test, Unsupported Upper Limb Exercise Test, handgrip strength, physical activity \[PA\]), and health-related quality of life (HRQoL, 36-Item Short Form Health \[SF-36\]). The study design was an eight-week multi-centred block randomized controlled feasibility study (no blinding) comparing a NPW program (versus usual daily routine) for adults with non-small cell lung, prostate, colorectal, and endometrial cancer, from hospitals and cancer support groups.

Conditions

• Cancer
• Neoplasms

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Nordic pole walking

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-12-16
• Primary completion: 2017-12-31
• Completion: 2017-12-31
• First posted: 2019-05-08
• Last updated: 2019-05-08