Table 1.

Intervention description using the Template for Description and Replication Checklist (TIDieR) compared with the traditional program model.

		Telerehabiliation intervention	Traditional face-to-face model
Brief name		Cancer telerehabilitation	Cancer rehabilitation
Why		Telehealth replaced the traditional face-to-face model of care during COVID-19 restrictions for safety	Face-to-face exercise is the traditional modality of delivering cancer rehabilitation
What: materials		Health coaching (videoconference or telephone) Optional online group exercise (live videoconference via WebEx) Optional online group multidisciplinary education (live videoconference via WebEx) Written or app-based (Physitrack), individualized home exercise program and exercise band Online information portal (iLearn) with recordings of multidisciplinary education, information handouts, and weblinks or written information handouts Participants were offered a referral to a community exercise program on completion	Face-to-face group exercise with tailored exercise advice within group Optional face-to-face group multidisciplinary education Written individualized home exercise program Participants were offered a referral to a community exercise program on completion
What procedures
	Provider	Two midlevel physiotherapists and one senior physiotherapista with oncology experience employed by the hospital One senior oncology nurse employed by the hospital One allied health assistant provided by the hospital One administration assistant	Two midlevel physiotherapists with oncology experience employed by the hospital One senior oncology nurse employed by the hospital One allied health assistant provided by the hospital One administration assistant
	How	Supervised sessions via telephone or videoconference	Face-to-face supervision
	Where	Clinicians: hospital based; patients: home based	Clinicians and patients: hospital based
When/how much
	Type	Aerobic: walking, aerobics, step-ups Resistance: exercise bands, body weight exercise, free weightsb Flexibility: included as required based on individual needs	Aerobic: treadmill walking, stationary cycle, step-ups Resistance: exercise bands body weight exercise, free weights, cable weights machine Flexibility: included as required based on individual needs
	Intensity	Aerobic: moderate (BORG 3-4) Resistance: 2-3 sets 10-12 repetitions	Aerobic: moderate (BORG 3-4) Resistance: 2-3 sets 10-12 repetitions
	Frequency	1x weekly health coaching 1x weekly online group supervised training 1x weekly group education	2x weekly face-to-face group exercise 1x weekly face-to-face group education
	Session time	30-minute 1:1 health coaching reviews 45-minute online exercise group (live) 45-minute online education group (live)	60-minute face-to-face group exercise 45- to 60-minute face-to-face group education
Overall duration		8 weeksc	7 weeks
Tailoring		Individualized exercise program based on initial consultation and goals	Individualized exercise program based on initial consultation and goals
Trial fidelity		Staff with a background in oncology physiotherapy and nursing who had prior formal training were employed by the hospital to provide the intervention Motivational interviewing training (9 hours) and telehealth information session (1 hour) for clinical staff Electronic exercise log via Physitrack app Electronic records of the number and duration of completed sessions Clinical supervision as per standard hospital policy	Staff with a background in oncology physiotherapy and nursing who had prior formal training were employed by the hospital to provide the intervention Paper-based exercise logs to record number and duration of completed sessions Clinical supervision as per standard hospital policy

^aSenior physiotherapist completed some similar duties to senior nurse (eg, patient intake) as hours of the nurse were reduced during the COVID-19 period.

^bExercise type may have differed depending on patient’s own equipment availability.

^cDuration of program increased to better align with current evidence and other cancer rehabilitation programs.