EXCEL: EXercise for Cancer to Enhance Living well
Summary
Project EXCEL will provide a sustainable community or online exercise programs to rural/remote cancer survivors, as well as encourage participants to become life-long exercisers. Exercise is an evidence-based self-management strategy that benefits all cancer survivors. However, most cancer survivors who live in remote or rural places don't have opportunities to be involved in exercise programs that are tailored to their needs.
Living in a rural area can make it challenging to access usual cancer care and especially difficult to access supportive cancer care resources, like community-based exercise programs. Because of this challenge, rural cancer survivors tend to experience more negative effects after treatment (such as lingering symptoms or recurrence of disease) and are overall less healthy than their urban counterparts.
Reaching more rural cancer survivors with this program will enhance cancer survivorship and improve overall fitness and health, as well as provide a support network for participants. Geographical location should not be a barrier to accessing quality cancer care – this study aims to reduce those barriers and improve the lives of rural cancer survivors.
Eligibility
Eligible gender: Male, Female, Transgender, Other
Eligible ages: 18 to 100
Accepts healthy participants: Yes
Inclusion criteria:
1. have a diagnosis of cancer
2. are over the age of 18 years
3. are able to participate in mild levels of activity
4. are about to have treatment, are currently having treatment, or have had cancer treatment within the last 5 years
5. can read/write in English
6. can access online programs, if necessary, to participate in the exercise programs.
Exclusion criteria:
1. unable to read/write in English
2. are unable to participate in exercise
3. for online programs, do not have internet or computer access
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Additional information
Contact information
Julianna Dreger - Research coordinator
Principal investigator:
Nicole Culos-Reed
Clinical trial:
Yes
REB-ID:
HREBA.CC-20-0098