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Patient satisfaction with participation in a randomized exercise trial: effects of randomization and a usual care posttrial exercise program.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Participation in an exercise trial is a major commitment for cancer survivors, but few exercise trials have evaluated patient satisfaction with trial participation.
PURPOSE:
To examine patient satisfaction with participation in the Healthy Exercise for Lymphoma Patients (HELP) Trial and to explore possible determinants.
METHODS:
The HELP Trial randomized 122 lymphoma patients to 12 weeks of supervised aerobic exercise training (AET; n = 60) or to usual care (UC; n = 62), with the option of participating in a 4-week posttrial exercise program. At the 6-month follow-up assessment, participants evaluated their overall trial satisfaction.
RESULTS:
Personal satisfaction with trial participation was strongly influenced by group assignment with participants randomized to AET reporting participation to be more rewarding (p < 0.001) and personally useful (p < 0.001) than participants randomized to UC. UC participants who completed the optional 4-week posttrial exercise program reported participation to be more rewarding (p = 0.008) and personally useful (p < 0.001) than UC participants who declined the program.
LIMITATIONS:
The study is limited by the lack of a validated measure of participant satisfaction, and the fact that the offer of participation in the posttrial exercise program to the UC group was not randomized.
CONCLUSIONS:
Lymphoma patients randomized to UC viewed it as less rewarding and personally useful despite being offered a 4-week posttrial exercise program. UC participants who completed the 4-week program reported personal satisfaction levels similar to the AET group; however, the causal direction of this association is unknown. Researchers should continue to evaluate participant satisfaction in exercise trials.
AuthorsKerry S Courneya, Cynthia C Forbes, Linda Trinh, Christopher M Sellar, Christine M Friedenreich, Tony Reiman
JournalClinical trials (London, England) (Clin Trials) Vol. 10 Issue 6 Pg. 959-66 ( 2013) ISSN: 1740-7753 [Electronic] England
PMID23918843 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Topics
  • Exercise Therapy (methods, psychology)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma (rehabilitation)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic (psychology)
  • Survivors (psychology)

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