NCT05779605

Telerehabilitation in Hemato-oncological Survivors

Remotely Monitored Rehabilitation in Hemato-oncological Survivors After Treatment: The Tele@Home Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Brno University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study investigates whether the 12-week home-based exercise training with remote guidance and telemonitoring compared to regular center-based training leads to better long-term cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity levels in post-treatment patients with lymphoma.

Detailed description

80 lymphoma cancer patients post-treatment (except adjuvant treatment) will be enrolled in the study. Cardiorespiratory fitness (peak oxygen consumption), adverse events, body composition, quality of life, costs and adherence to exercise prescription will be evaluated at baseline, 12-week, and year after enrollment. Investigators assume that home-based training with remote guidance and telemonitoring with objective training data obtained during rehabilitation after cancer treatment will improve long-term motivation and effectiveness of independent training in cancer survivors, resulting in superior cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity levels.

Conditions

• Hematologic Malignancy
• Lymphoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Home-based training	Patients will be instructed to perform three weekly training sessions at home (30 to 50 min/session, at an intensity of 70-85% of their maximum heart rate). Patients in the home training group complete the first three training sessions in the clinic under direct supervision. During these sessions, patients are introduced to the duration and intensity of training. The trainer will provide remote guidance (feedback on training frequency, duration, and intensity) via telephone call once a week. During exercise, patients will use a wearable heart rate monitor (Polar M430, a commercially available device designed for long-term use). Patients will be instructed to properly use the wearable sensor and upload training data to a web-based platform (Polar Flow) via the Internet. Furthermore, patients will be asked to choose their preferred training modality at home (cycling, walking, Nordic walking) and receive instructions and advice.
DEVICE	Center-based training	Patients receive three training sessions a week with 30 to 50 min duration at 70 - 90% of their maximal heart rate at the outpatient clinic under direct supervision. Exercise modalities will be walking on a treadmill, riding a bicycle ergometer, and resistance training. Physiotherapists will track the attendance rate and training adherence during the training program.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-31
• Completion: 2026-12-31
• First posted: 2023-03-22
• Last updated: 2025-09-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Czechia