Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effects of a 6-week Balance, Agility, Strengthening Exercise Class
The Effects of a 6-week Balance, Agility, Strengthening Exercise (BASE) Class on Balance Performance, Self-Efficacy, and Fear of Falling in Cancer Survivors
- 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)
Cancer treatments can have a significant impact on a cancer survivor's function and independence, and these patients can have twice the incidence of falls than their cancer-free peers. Balance programs of varying lengths have shown to improve balance performance, increase self-efficacy and decrease fear of falling; however, there are limited intervention studies amongst cancer survivors, and none that examine the combination of balance performance, self-efficacy and fear of falling. It is believed that this study will show that a 6-week Balance, Agility, Strengthening Exercise (BASE) Class is a sufficient time frame to demonstrate a positive effect on balance performance, self-efficacy, and fear of failing in cancer survivors, and will add to the body of knowledge in this population.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neoplasms | Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance, Agility, Strengthening Exercise (BASE) Class | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Interventional
- description
- Balance, Agility, Strengthening Exercise (BASE) class intervention - a 6-week exercise class to determine the change in balance performance, fear of falling and self-efficacy
- interventionNames
- Other: Balance, Agility, Strengthening Exercise (BASE) Class
Primary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Balance Performance - miniBest
- timeFrame
- 1-2 weeks prior to BASE Class, change from baseline 1-2 weeks post BASE Class
- description
- Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test is a 14-item balance scale covering a broad spectrum of performance tasks including dynamic body stability, transfers, gait, variation of support surfaces, and of visual conditions, obstacle negotiation, reactions to external forces and performance during dual-tasking.
- measure
- Balance Performane - TUG
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * community-dwelling * ambulatory * diagnosed with hematological or solid cancer tumors (except brain tumors/brain metastases) * age \>18 years * self-identified as experiencing impaired balance, and scoring less than 80% on the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale * able to communicate in English Exclusion Criteria: * metastatic cancer * those unable to provide informed consent * those having previously received physiotherapy and exercise instruction from the principal investigator.
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