Feasibility of a home-based exercise intervention with remote guidance for patients with stable grade II and III gliomas: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Karin Gehring; Corelien JJ Kloek; Neil K Aaronson; Kasper W Janssen; Lee W Jones; Margriet M Sitskoorn; Martijn M Stuiver

doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215517728326

Feasibility of a home-based exercise intervention with remote guidance for patients with stable grade II and III gliomas: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Karin Gehring, Corelien JJ Kloek, Neil K Aaronson, Kasper W Janssen, Lee W Jones, Margriet M Sitskoorn, Martijn M Stuiver

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: In this pilot study, we investigated the feasibility of a home-based, remotely guided exercise intervention for patients with gliomas.

DESIGN: Pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) with randomization (2:1) to exercise or control group.

SUBJECTS: Patients with stable grade II and III gliomas.

INTERVENTION: The six-month intervention included three home-based exercise sessions per week at 60%-85% of maximum heart rate. Participants wore heart rate monitors connected to an online platform to record activities that were monitored weekly by the physiotherapist.

MAIN MEASURES: Accrual, attrition, adherence, safety, satisfaction, patient-reported physical activity, VO2 peak (by maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing) and body mass index (BMI) at baseline and at six-month follow-up.

RESULTS: In all, 34 of 136 eligible patients (25%) were randomized to exercise training ( N = 23) or the control group ( N = 11), of whom 19 and 9, respectively, underwent follow-up. Mean adherence to prescribed sessions was 79%. Patients' experiences were positive. There were no adverse events. Compared to the control group, the exercise group showed larger improvements in absolute VO2 peak (+158.9 mL/min; 95% CI: -44.8 to 362.5) and BMI (-0.3 kg/m²; 95% CI: -0.9 to 0.2). The median increase in physical activity was 1489 metabolic equivalent of task (MET) minutes higher in the exercise group. The most reported reasons for non-participation were lack of motivation or time.

CONCLUSION: This innovative and intensive home-based exercise intervention was feasible in a small subset of patients with stable gliomas who were interested in exercising. The observed effects suggest that the programme may improve cardiorespiratory fitness. These results support the need for large-scale trials of exercise interventions in brain tumour patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	352-366
Journal	Clinical rehabilitation
Volume	32
Issue number	3
Early online date	2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215517728326
Publication status	Published - Sept 2017

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