Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Cancer Medicine
Publisher
Wiley
School
Exercise Medicine Research Institute / School of Medical and Health Sciences / Centre for Precision Health
RAS ID
58047
Funders
National Health and Medical Research Council, Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Prostate Cancer Survivorship Scholarship / Cancer Council WA Scholarship
Abstract
Purpose: To determine the feasibility, safety and preliminary efficacy of a telehealth supervised exercise programme in patients with advanced melanoma receiving checkpoint inhibitor therapy. Methods: A 8-week non-randomised feasibility pilot trial utilising a telehealth delivered multimodal exercise programme undertaken thrice weekly with assessments at baseline and post-intervention. The study was considered feasible if there were no severe or life-threatening adverse events as a result of exercise, and three or more of the following criteria were met: the recruitment rate was > 50%, completion rate was > 80%, median programme attendance was > 75%, median exercise compliance > 75%, and average tolerance was > 70%. Preliminary efficacy was assessed for objective measures of physical function (2-min step test, repeated chair stand test, 30-s push-up test, and a modified static balance test) and quality of life (QoL), fatigue and other patient-reported outcomes were assessed using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30. Results: Eleven patients (32–80 years) were included in the study (6 female, 5 male). The recruitment rate was 48%, completion rate 91%, programme attendance 88%, median exercise compliance 82.1% and 84.9% for resistance and aerobic exercise, respectively, and tolerance 88%, with no severe or life-threatening adverse events as a result of exercise. In terms of preliminary efficacy, physical function significantly improved while QoL was maintained following the intervention. Conclusion: An 8-week telehealth exercise intervention is feasible and safe for patients with advanced melanoma and appears to improve physical function while preserving QoL during checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
DOI
10.1002/cam4.6091
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Comments
Crosby, B. J., Newton, R. U., Galvão, D. A., Taaffe, D. R., Lopez, P., Meniawy, T. M., ... & Singh, F. (2023). Feasibility of supervised telehealth exercise for patients with advanced melanoma receiving checkpoint inhibitor therapy. Cancer Medicine, 12(13), 14694-14706.
. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.6091