EXCEL: Exercise for Cancer to Enhance Living Well

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Group Exercise Classes: The exercise program to be implemented for rural cancer survivors will combine aerobic, resistance, balance, and flexibility exercises delivered in a circuit-type class setting or group personal training format, twice weekly for a 12-week period. If public health restrictions require closure of fitness facilities due to COVID-19, the program will be delivered online. If facilities are open, the sessions will be integrated in the community, delivered in-person. Whether delivered in-class or remotely, the program follows exercise progression principles (ie, frequency, intensity, time, type, overload and progression) over the 12-weeks, with tailoring of any exercise to meet individual participant needs as required, in order to promote fitness and wellness benefits. The exercise intervention is based on the Alberta Cancer Exercise (ACE) program.

Study summary

Project EXCEL will provide community or online exercise programs to rural and remote and under-served 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 adequate opportunities to be involved in exercise programs that are tailored to their needs.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Physical Activity Minutes Per Week — Baseline to one-year
  Change in number of participants meeting Guidelines for Physical Activity of 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity exercise, based on accelerometer data from commercially-available activity tracker.

Trial sites (3)

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