Canadian University develops Heal-Me Personalized Online Nutrition and Exercise Routine

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University of Alberta in collaboration with Alberta Innovates Health Solutions is recruiting patients for the clinical trial of Heal-Me Personalized Online Nutrition and Exercise Routines (PiONEeR).

The purpose of this study is to compare 12-weeks of virtual multidisciplinary programming provided at three levels of support intensity to determine impacts on clinical outcomes, acceptability, and cost amongst outpatients with cancer, liver disease, or lung disease.

The Research Ethics Board at the University of Alberta has approved this study. The protocol will measure patient-related outcome measures including physical function, quality of life, social isolation, and anxiety, as well as measures of acceptability and cost. 216 participants will take part in this study.

Analyses: fitness testing and patient-reported outcomes will be administered before and after the intervention. Fitness and patient-reported outcomes will be compared using linear mixed models with random effects. App acceptability will be compared between groups using Chi-Squar.

Among the inclusion criteria in one of the following 3 disease groups are:

• Cancer survivor who has completed treatment or is receiving maintenance therapy
• Patient who is currently post-transplantation from liver or lung transplantation
• Patient with chronic lung disease who may or may not be listed for organ transplantation

The study will take place at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The page dedicated to this clinical trial can be found here: https://ichgcp.net/clinical-trials-registry/NCT04666558