The promoting physical activity in regional and remote cancer survivors (PPARCS) trial: Physical activity maintenance

Sarah J Hardcastle; Chloe Maxwell-Smith; Vinicius Cavalheri; Terry Boyle; Marta Leyton Román; Cameron Platell; Michael Levitt; Christobel Saunders; Frank Sardelic; Sophie Nightingale; Jacob McCormick; Craig Lynch; Paul A Cohen; Max Bulsara; Dana Hince

doi:10.1111/sms.14572

The promoting physical activity in regional and remote cancer survivors (PPARCS) trial: Physical activity maintenance

Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2024 Mar;34(3):e14572. doi: 10.1111/sms.14572.

Authors

Sarah J Hardcastle^{1

2}, Chloe Maxwell-Smith³, Vinicius Cavalheri^{4

5}, Terry Boyle⁶, Marta Leyton Román⁷, Cameron Platell⁸, Michael Levitt⁸, Christobel Saunders^{8

9}, Frank Sardelic¹⁰, Sophie Nightingale¹⁰, Jacob McCormick¹¹, Craig Lynch¹², Paul A Cohen^{2

8

13}, Max Bulsara², Dana Hince²

Affiliations

¹ Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
² Institute for Health Research, The University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
³ Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁴ Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁵ Allied Health, South Metropolitan Health Service, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.
⁶ Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
⁷ Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Body Expression, University of Extremadura, Caceres, Spain.
⁸ St. John of God Subiaco Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁹ Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁰ Tamara Private Hospital, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.
¹¹ Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹² College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
¹³ Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

PMID: 38424471
DOI: 10.1111/sms.14572

Abstract

Introduction: The study examined whether increased physical activity (PA) in nonmetropolitan cancer survivors was maintained 12 weeks following the PPARCS intervention.

Methods: PA outcomes were assessed using an accelerometer at baseline, end of the intervention, and at 24 weeks. Linear mixed models were used to examine between-group changes in PA outcomes.

Results: The increased moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) following intervention was maintained with significantly higher MVPA in the intervention group at 24 weeks (vs. controls) compared to baseline nett change of 52.5 min/week (95% CI 11.0-94.0.4).

Conclusions: Distance-based interventions using wearables and health coaching may produce MVPA maintenance amongst nonmetropolitan cancer survivors.

Keywords: behavior change; exercise; health disparities; oncology; wearable technology.

Publication types

Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

Cancer Survivors*
Exercise
Health Promotion
Humans
Neoplasms*

Grants and funding

The Tonkinson Colorectal Cancer Research Fund