Internet of things-based lifestyle intervention for prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy: a prospective, multicenter, randomized trial.

ABSTRACT: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has several adverse effects including loss of libido, osteoporosis, and metabolic complications. We aim to examine whether the Smart After-Care (SAC) service, an Internet of Things (IoT)-based lifestyle intervention, affects clinical outcomes in prostate cancer (PCa) patients on ADT. A prospective, multicenter, randomized trial including 172 patients randomly assigned to the SAC or control group was conducted. The SAC group was provided with a smartphone application providing a personalized exercise program, daily activity monitoring, and diet counselling. The control group was briefly educated on the exercise program using a paper brochure. The primary endpoint was increase in cardiorespiratory endurance assessed using the 2-minute walking test (2MWT). S

SUBMITTER: Park YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8640797 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature