Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Melanie Keats

Code:

NCT05884073

Conditions

Burnout, Caregiver

Compassion Fatigue

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Circuit-based Resistance Training

Nature-based Walking

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this preference-based pilot study will be to assess the feasibility and acceptability, and impact of a 12-week exercise intervention on oncology care provider burnout. Participants self-select to participate into one of two exercise groups. Group assignment will be based on participant preference.

Group 1: Supervised circuit-based resistance exercise

Group 2: Nature-based walking

Conditions

Burnout, Caregiver

Compassion Fatigue

Study ID

NCT05884073

Start date

Jan 2, 2025

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age or older;
  • Able to speak/write in English;
  • Must be providing formal care to cancer patients in a clinical setting within the Halifax Municipality;
  • Actively practicing within the Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program; and
  • Able and willing to engage in low-to-moderate intensity physical activity.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Exceeding Canadian physical activity guidelines of 150-minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week; and
  • Any health condition that would preclude safe participation in a new exercise program.

Study Design

Enrollment

70 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Circuit-based resistance exercise

12-week, supervised circuit-based resistance training program (2-3 times/week).

active comparator: Nature Walking

12-weeks self-paced walking in nature (2-3 times/week).

Interventions

Circuit-based Resistance Training

Participants will engage in a 12-week circuit-based resistance training program 2-3 times/week. Each supervised session will last about 30 minutes and will consist of 5 resistance exercises. Each exercise will be completed for 1 minute for a total of 5 minutes followed by a 1-minute rest. The circuit will then repeated 3 additional times (total of 4 circuits). All resistance sessions will be supervised by a certified fitness professionals.

Nature-based Walking

Participants will be asked to engage in 30 minutes of self-paced walking in nature 2-3 days/week. Participants will be provided with a list of resources that direct them to walkable nature/green spaces close to their home or workplace.

Primary outcome measure

  • Feasibility - Participant Fidelity (Intervention Adherence) [ Time Frame: Through study completion (about 2 years) ]
  • Feasibility - Safety [ Time Frame: Through study completion (about 2 years) ]
  • Feasibility - Retention/Attrition [ Time Frame: Through study completion (about 2 years) ]
  • Feasibility - Attendance [ Time Frame: Through study completion (about 2 years) ]
  • Feasibility - Recruitment [ Time Frame: Through study completion (about 2 years) ]
  • Feasibility - Participant Experience [ Time Frame: Through study completion (about 2 years) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Melanie Keats, PhD

902-494-7173melanie.keats@dal.ca

Locations

Physical Activity and Cancer (PAC) Lab

Recruiting

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 2Y9

Contacts

Melanie Keats, PhD

902-494-7173melanie.keats@dal.ca

Physical Activity and Cancer (PAC) Lab

Recruiting

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4R2

Contacts

9024732035chloe.cyr@dal.ca

More Information

Sponsor

Melanie Keats

Last update posted

Jun 1, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Keywords

  • oncology health professionals
  • burnout
  • exercise
  • physical activity
  • nature-based walking

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Melanie Keats on 2026-06-01.