Therapeutic education and physical activity are feasible and safe in hematologic cancer patients referred to chemotherapy: results of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Although over 60% of patients with hematologic cancer report distressing fatigue, they often do not receive recommendations on fatigue management strategies. The aim of this pilot study was to estimate the feasibility of therapeutic education and physical activity (TEPA) by measuring the patients' adherence to this multidimensional intervention. The secondary aim was to estimate the impact of TEPA on clinical outcomes.

Methods

Patients with hematologic cancer participated in this single-center, open-label, randomized controlled trial. The control group (CG) received two educational group sessions on fatigue and physical activity. The experimental group (EG) received the two educational sessions plus six weekly individual sessions aimed at implementing a personalized

SUBMITTER: Accogli MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9763142 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature