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. 2019 Jan 31;2019(1):CD009075. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009075.pub3

Courneya 2017.

Trial name or title Improving quality of life in hematologic cancer survivors by closing the exercise intention—behavior gap: a phase II randomized controlled trial of a theory‐based, telephone‐delivered exercise counselling intervention
Methods Randomisation
  • Randomised controlled trial

  • 2 arms: telephone counselling exercise vs usual care


Recruitment period
  • Recruitment period not yet completed


Median follow‐up time
  • 12 weeks

Participants Eligibility criteria
  • Histologically‐confirmed haematological cancer

  • Willing to participate in a 12‐week exercise telephone counselling intervention

  • Give written informed consent

  • Age between 18 and 80 years

  • Ability to speak and understand English

  • Living in Alberta

  • No severe comorbidity that would not allow physical training


Participants (N = 66)
  • Intervention group (N = 33)

  • Control group (N = 33)


Mean age
  • Interventions group: not reported

  • Control group: not Reported


Stage of disease
  • Intervention group: not reported

  • Control group: not reported


Country
  • Canada

Interventions Exercise group
  • Participants will be asked to increase their exercise by at least 60 minutes per week and will receive a copy of Canada's Physical Activity Guideline plus 12 weekly telephone counselling sessions aimed at helping survivors follow‐through on their exercise intention.


Control group
  • Participants will be asked to increase their exercise by at least 60 minutes per week and will receive a copy of Canada's Physical Activity Guideline

Outcomes Reported
  • Exercise levels

  • Quality of life

  • Fatigue


Not reported but relevant
  • Overall survival


Reported but not relevant
  • Exercise motivation


Primary outcome
  • Exercise levels

Starting date February 2017
Contact information Kerry Courneya, University of Alberta, Canada
Notes