Relationships Between Physical Activity and Different Measures of Fatigue in Cancer Survivors
University of Colorado, Denver
Summary
This is an investigation of possible relationships between daily physical activity (PA) and different measurements of fatigue in cancer survivors participating in a cancer exercise program.
Description
This is an investigation of possible relationships between daily physical activity (PA) and different measurements of fatigue in cancer survivors participating in a cancer exercise program. Results will inform exercise prescription and timing to best reduce fatigue, as well as methodology for measuring fatigue. Participants will answer several daily questions on fatigue using a smartphone application during the 3 month exercise program and wear a PA monitor for 10 days during the first month and last month of the program.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Be an active participant in the BfitBwell Cancer Exercise Program * Criteria for this program include: * Adult (\>= 18 years old) * Being a patient seen at the University of Colorado Cancer Center * Currently receiving cancer therapy or be within 6 months of completing cancer therapy * Have a signed physician clearance form to participate in an exercise program * Have a smartphone (necessary for the EMA assessments) * A score of 48 or less on the FACIT-Fatigue (completed during the initial BfitBwell Program assessment) * The minimally important difference of the FACIT-Fa…
Location
- University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, Colorado