Clinical trial · Interventional
Renewing Caregiver Health and Well-being Through Exercise
Renewing Caregiver Health and Well-being Through Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The RECHARGE study is evaluating the effect of a 24 week structured exercise and education program on the physical and emotion health, quality of life, physical activity and fitness levels of family caregivers. Very little research has been done examining the impact of a structured exercise program designed for family caregivers of cancer patients. The purpose of this study is to determine if physical activity is effective in improving caregiver health and well-being.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Caregivers | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| A 24 week center-based structured exercise and education program | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Immediate Exercise Group
- description
- One half of the participants enrolled in the 24 week center-based structured exercise and education program will be randomized to the immediate exercise group. The immediate exercise group will receive a 12 week center based structured exercise program followed by a 12 week maintenance of exercise program.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: A 24 week center-based structured exercise and education program
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Delayed Exercise Group
- description
- One half of the participants enrolled in the 24 week center-based structured exercise and education program will be randomized to the delayed exercise group. This will be a wait list control group and the participants will receive no active intervention for 12 weeks. The wait list control group will then be enrolled in the 12 week structured exercise intervention.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Currently providing physical care, instrumental or psychological support to an adult patient who has been diagnosed with any type of cancer. * They must not have any physical health conditions that would restrict their participation in an aerobic and resistance exercise program. * They must be willing to participate in two exercise classes per week at a gym space at the University of Calgary. * They must not be planning on moving for the next 12 months * Not currently meeting the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines (150 minutes of aerobic activity per week and 2 sessions of resistance training per week) for the last three months. * Be able to speak and read English Exclusion Criteria: * Providing care to a child with cancer Participants caring for a child with cancer will be excluded * Participants with a health condition that limits their participation in a physical activity program will be excluded * Participants who were previously caring for a cancer patient and that patient has now died (i.e. bereaved caregivers) will be excluded * Participants meeting the Canadian Physical Activity guidelines for the past three months will be excluded * Participants who cannot attend the group exercise classes will be excluded
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDCuthbert CA, King-Shier KM, Ruether JD, Tapp DM, Wytsma-Fisher K, Fung TS, Culos-Reed SN. The Effects of Exercise on Physical and Psychological Outcomes in Cancer Caregivers: Results From the RECHARGE Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Behav Med. 2018 Jul 13;52(8):645-661. doi: 10.1093/abm/kax040. PMID 30010704
- DERIVEDCuthbert CA, King-Shier K, Tapp DM, Ruether D, Jackson C, Culos-Reed SN. Renewing caregiver health and wellbeing through exercise (RECHARGE): A randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2016 Sep;50:273-83. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.08.007. Epub 2016 Aug 13. PMID 27530087