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Trial reportJournal of sport and health science2024

A randomized controlled trial of Promoting Physical Activity in Regional and Remote Cancer Survivors (PPARCS).

Sarah J Hardcastle, Chloe Maxwell-Smith, Vinicius Cavalheri, Terry Boyle, Marta Leyton Román, Cameron Platell, Michael Levitt, Christobel Saunders, Frank Sardelic, Sophie Nightingale and 5 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of sport and health science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Sarah J HardcastleSport and Physical Activity Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, S10 2BP, UK; Institute for Health Research, The University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, WA 6959, Australia; Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia. Electronic address: Sarah.Hardcastle@shu.ac.uk.
Chloe Maxwell-SmithCurtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
Vinicius CavalheriCurtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia; Allied Health, South Metropolitan Health Service, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
Terry BoyleAustralian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
Marta Leyton RománDepartment of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Body Expression, University of Extremadura, Caceres 10071, Spain.
Cameron PlatellSt. John of God Subiaco Hospital, Perth, WA 6008, Australia.
Michael LevittSt. John of God Subiaco Hospital, Perth, WA 6008, Australia.
Christobel SaundersSt. John of God Subiaco Hospital, Perth, WA 6008, Australia; Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
Frank SardelicTamara Private Hospital, Tamworth, NSW 2340, Australia.
Sophie NightingaleTamara Private Hospital, Tamworth, NSW 2340, Australia.
Jacob McCormickPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
Craig LynchCollege of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
Paul A CohenInstitute for Health Research, The University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, WA 6959, Australia; St. John of God Subiaco Hospital, Perth, WA 6008, Australia; Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
Max BulsaraInstitute for Health Research, The University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, WA 6959, Australia.
Dana HinceInstitute for Health Research, The University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, WA 6959, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhysical activity (PA) is important for cancer survivors. Trials of remotely delivered interventions are needed to assist in reaching under-served non-metropolitan cancer survivors. The objective of this study was to ascertain whether wearable technology, coupled with health coaching was effective in increasing PA in breast and colorectal cancer survivors living in regional and remote areas in Australia.

methodsCancer survivors from 5 states were randomized to intervention and control arms. Intervention participants were given a Fitbit Charge 2

resultsEighty-seven participants were recruited (age = 63 ± 11 years; 74 (85%) female). There was a significant net improvement in MVPA of 49.8 min/week, favoring the intervention group (95% confidence interval (95%CI): 13.6-86.1, p = 0.007). There was also a net increase in MVPA bouts of 39.5 min/week (95%CI: 11.9-67.1, p = 0.005), favoring the intervention group. Both groups improved light PA and sedentary behavior, but there were no between-group differences.

conclusionThis is the first study to demonstrate that, when compared to standard practice (i.e., PA education), a wearable technology intervention coupled with distance-based health coaching, improves MVPA in non-metropolitan cancer survivors. The results display promise for the use of scalable interventions using smart wearable technology in conjunction with phone-based health coaching to foster increased PA in geographically disadvantaged cancer survivors.

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Cancer SurvivorsNeoplasmsAgedExerciseFemaleFitness TrackersHealth PromotionHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurvivorsBehavior changeExerciseHealth disparitiesOncologyWearable technology

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PMID36736725
PMCPMC10818110

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