Study protocol - assessing parkrun for walking rehabilitation for people living with, and beyond, cancer: acceptability, adherence, social support and physical function

Suzanne Broadbent; Robert Buhmann; Yuri Kriel; Sonja Coetzee; Christian Jones; Michelle Morris; Hattie H Wright

doi:10.1186/s13102-024-00882-w

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Study protocol - assessing parkrun for walking rehabilitation for people living with, and beyond, cancer: acceptability, adherence, social support and physical function

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Study protocol - assessing parkrun for walking rehabilitation for people living with, and beyond, cancer: acceptability, adherence, social support and physical function

Suzanne Broadbent, Robert Buhmann, Yuri Kriel, Sonja Coetzee, Christian Jones, Michelle Morris and Hattie H Wright

BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation, Vol.16, 88

19/04/2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-024-00882-w

PMID: 38641624

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Parkrun

Walking

Diet

Wellness

Acceptability

Physical function

Cancer

Introduction Due to a variety of barriers, the majority of cancer survivors do not do enough physical activity to meet current recommendations. This study will assess the feasibility of participation in parkrun walk-run events as a novel mode of community rehabilitation exercise. Methods This protocol describes a single-arm intervention study with participants acting as their own controls. The study accepts adults diagnosed with any type of cancer, undergoing treatment or in remission. Participants must be able to walk and have medical clearance to exercise. A sample of 100 participants will be recruited across the Sunshine Coast over two years. Data will be collected over 9-months at 4 time points: Baseline (T1); after 4-weeks of usual daily activities and cancer management prior to parkrun participation(T2); after a 6-month parkrun intervention (T3); at 2-month follow-up (T4). The primary objectives are to assess the acceptability of, and adherence to, parkrun as rehabilitation exercise. Secondary outcomes include wellness, health-related quality of life, anxiety, depression, mood, physical function, parkrun metrics, dietary intake, and diet and exercise behaviour. Conclusion This study will be the first to examine the long-term effects of parkrun as a cancer rehabilitation modality with regard to physical function, psychosocial outcomes and dietary intake. Trial registration Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12623000473662 registered 09/05/2023.Approved by UniSC Human Research Ethics Committee (A221828) and the UK parkrun Research Board. Original protocol. Authors SB, RB, HHW, MM, YK.

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Title: Study protocol - assessing parkrun for walking rehabilitation for people living with, and beyond, cancer: acceptability, adherence, social support and physical function
Creators: Suzanne Broadbent - University of the Sunshine Coast
Robert Buhmann - University of the Sunshine Coast
Yuri Kriel - University of the Sunshine Coast
Sonja Coetzee - University of the Sunshine Coast
Christian Jones - University of the Sunshine Coast
Michelle Morris - Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital, 4575, Birtinya, QLD, Australia
Hattie H Wright - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication Details: BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation, Vol.16, 88
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd.
Identifiers: 991013181793002368
Academic Unit: Faculty of Health
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Study protocol - assessing parkrun for walking rehabilitation for people living with, and beyond, cancer: acceptability, adherence, social support and physical function

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