Momentum Project Heidelberg - Dealing Actively With a Cancerous Disease

NCT02678832 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 110512/111223
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 2,200
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The study, investigates the current physical activity promotion practices among physicians and nurses, as well as social norms toward physical activity during treatment among cancer patients and among physicians and nurses who treat or counsel cancer patients.

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer; Breast Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Physicians; Nurses

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Social norms and cognitions toward self-management strategies of cancer patients as assessed by the variables of the theory of planned behavior (TPB)

  Questionnaire items were developed in a pilot study according to the guidelines for a TPB questionnaire described by Ajzen (2006)

  one-time self-report of current cognitions

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Physical activity as assessed with SQUASH

  one-time retrospective self-report about the past month

Study Arms (3)

Cancer patients

breast cancer prostate cancer colorectal cancer

Physicians

working in in- and outpatient care

Oncology nurses

working in in- and outpatient care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Cross-sectional surveys: 1. 300 specialized practitioners who treat patients with breast, prostate or colorectal cancer (gynecologists, radiologists, urologists, gastroenterologists, oncologists, surgeons) 2. 300 general practitioners 3. 50 rehabilitation physicians 4. 300 oncology nurses 5. 1200 cancer patients with breast, prostate or colorectal cancer before or during cancer therapy (pre-treatment and primary cancer treatment time period according to PA and Cancer Control (PACC) framework) 6. Longitudinal follow-up study: 180 patients \[sub-sample of (5)\] who are recruited before the initiation or at the beginning of their primary cancer treatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Heidelberg University: lead
• German Cancer Research Center: collaborator
• University of Heidelberg Medical Center: collaborator
• National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg: collaborator
• German Cancer Aid: collaborator

Related Publications (2)

• Haussmann A, Ungar N, Tsiouris A, Schmidt L, Wiskemann J, Steindorf K, Sieverding M. Better not resting: Carving out attitudes and their associations with physical activity in people with cancer. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2022 Sep;31(5):e13622. doi: 10.1111/ecc.13622. Epub 2022 May 22.

  PMID: 35599349 DERIVED

• Depenbusch J, Wiskemann J, Haussmann A, Tsiouris A, Schmidt L, Ungar N, Sieverding M, Steindorf K. Impact and Determinants of Structural Barriers on Physical Activity in People with Cancer. Int J Behav Med. 2022 Jun;29(3):308-320. doi: 10.1007/s12529-021-10014-0. Epub 2021 Sep 22.

  PMID: 34550527 DERIVED

Related Links

• Homepage of the Study

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intestinal Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Digestive System Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Rectal Diseases; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Genital Neoplasms, Male; Urogenital Neoplasms; Genital Diseases, Male; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Prostatic Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases

Study Officials

• Monika Sieverding, Prof. Dr.

  Heidelberg University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Karen Steindorf, Prof. Dr.

  German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) & National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Joachim Wiskemann, Dr.

  University of Heidelberg Medical Center & National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 25, 2016
• First Posted: February 10, 2016
• Study Start: December 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2018
• Study Completion: January 1, 2019
• Last Updated: February 16, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-02