Effect of a Single-Session Therapeutic Patient Education Intervention on Physical Activity in Patients Initiating Cancer Therapy: a Randomised Controlled Trial.

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Poncin, William

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Faculté des sciences de la motricité

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Master [120] en sciences de la motricité, orientation générale, à finalité approfondie

Abstract

Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is recognized as a key supportive care intervention in oncology. Therapeutic patient education may support PA during cancer treatments, but effective strategies remain to be determined. Methods: Adult patients were enrolled at the start of cancer therapy in a single-blind randomized controlled trial. The control group received a booklet with PA recommendations, resistance exercises and a resistive elastic band. The experimental group received the same material plus a single 30-minute face-to-face educational session. The primary outcome was variation in PA level between baseline and 6 months of follow-up, as measured with total global score of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Secondary outcomes included fatigue, health-related quality of life and physical function. Results: Ninety-eight patients were included. At 6 months, the IPAQ total global scores were maintained in both groups, with no significant between-group differences. There were no significant between-group differences in secondary outcomes, except for the IPAQ Transport subscale (p = 0.026) favoring the control group. Conclusions: The addition of a single-session educational intervention beyond the provision of educational material did not significantly increase PA. However, PA levels were maintained in both groups. More iterative, tailored or group-based interventions may be required to achieve measurable behavioral changes in PA.