Clinical trial · Interventional
Intelligent Electric Bicycle for Health (VELIS) to Optimize the Return to Physical Activity for Oncology Patients
Evaluation of the Use of an Intelligent Electric Bicycle for Health (VELIS) to Optimize the Return to Physical Activity After a Stay for Effort Retraining in Rehabilitation and Recuperative Care Facilities for Oncology Patients
NCT03340857CI-TRIAL-00043183completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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 purpose of this pilot study is to encourage oncology patients to continue effort retraining after their release from rehabilitation and recuperative care facilities with physical activity sessions and therapeutic education using an intelligent electric bicycle (VELIS)
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Oncology | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligent electric bicycle (VELIS) sessions | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intelligent electric bicycle (VELIS) sessions
- description
- Intelligent electric bicycle (VELIS) sessions with an instructor, twice a week for 6 weeks
- interventionNames
- Other: Intelligent electric bicycle (VELIS) sessions
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Percentage of patients reaching the goal of 150 min equivalent of moderate physical activity per week (600 MET-min/week)
- timeFrame
- 4 Months
- description
- Evaluated with the IPAQ questionnaire short version (International Physical Activity Questionnaire)
Secondary outcomes (27)
- measure
- Quantitative analysis of kinetic physical activity evolution
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient aged 18 and over * Patient who has followed a post-cancer effort retraining program in a rehabilitation facility at Rocheplane Medical Center * Patient with the ability to pedal on an outdoor bicycle * Patient with no restriction to moderate physical activity or bicycling (acute coronary disease of less than 2 years, locomotor problem of the spine or lower limbs incompatible with the practice of cycling) * Weight less than 125 kg (maximum load for VELIS) * Patient available for a 4 months follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with a restriction to the practice of moderate physical activity or bicycle (acute coronary disease of less than 2 years, locomotor problem) * Persons referred to in Articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the CSP (corresponds to all protected persons), pregnant, parturient, nursing mother, person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, a legal protection measure
References
Publications (11)
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