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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a web-and telephone-based personalised exercise intervention for individuals with metastatic prostate cancer: the ExerciseGuide pilot randomised controlled trial |
Author: | Evans, H.E.L. Galvão, D.A. Forbes, C.C. Girard, D. Vandelanotte, C. Newton, R.U. Vincent, A.D. Wittert, G. Kichenadasse, G. Chambers, S. Brook, N. Short, C.E. |
Citation: | Cancers, 2021; 13(23):5925-1-5925-22 |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
ISSN: | 2072-6694 2072-6694 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Holly E.L. Evans, Daniel A. Galvão , Cynthia C. Forbes, Danielle Girard, Corneel Vandelanotte, Robert U. Newton, Andrew D. Vincent, Gary Wittert, Ganessan Kichenadasse, Suzanne Chambers, Nicholas Brook and Camille E. Short |
Abstract: | Preliminary research has shown the effectiveness of supervised exercise-based interventions in alleviating sequela resulting from metastatic prostate cancer. However, many individuals encounter barriers that limit the uptake of face-to-face exercise. Technology-enabled interventions offer a distance-based alternative. This pilot study aimed to explore the acceptability, safety and preliminary efficacy of a web-based exercise intervention (ExerciseGuide) in individuals with metastatic prostate cancer. Forty participants (70.2 ± 8.5 years) with metastatic prostate cancer were randomised into the 8-week intervention (N = 20) or a wait-list control (N = 20). The intervention arm had access to a computer-tailored website, personalised exercise prescription and remote supervision. ExerciseGuide was deemed acceptable with a score ≥20 on the client satisfaction questionnaire; however, the usability score was just below the pre-specified score of ≥68 on the software usability scale. There were no serious adverse events reported. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels between baseline and follow-ups were significantly higher (10.0 min per day; 95% CI = (1.3–18.6); p = 0.01) in the intervention group compared to wait-list control. There were also greater improvements in step count (1332; 95% CI = (159–2505); p = 0.02) and identified motivation (0.4, 95% CI = (0.0, 0.7); p = 0.04). Our findings provide preliminary evidence that ExerciseGuide is acceptable, safe and efficacious among individuals with metastatic prostate cancer. |
Keywords: | Exercise; metastatic prostate cancer; behavioural change; eHealth; computer-tailoring; usability; acceptability; rct |
Rights: | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
DOI: | 10.3390/cancers13235925 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1090517 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13235925 |
Appears in Collections: | Medicine publications |
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