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Effect of Collaborative Telerehabilitation on Functional Impairment and Pain Among Patients With Advanced-Stage Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Cheville, Andrea L., Moynihan, Timothy, Herrin, Jeph, Loprinzi, Charles, Kroenke, Kurt·2019·JAMA Oncology

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IMPORTANCE: Most patients with advanced-stage cancer develop impairment and pain-driven functional losses that jeopardize their independence. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether collaborative telerehabilitation and pharmacological pain management improve function, lessen pain, and reduce requirements for inpatient care. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: The Collaborative Care to Preserve Performance in Cancer (COPE) study was a 3-arm randomized clinical trial conducted at 3 academic medical centers within 1 health care system. Patient recruitment began in March 2013 and follow-up concluded in October 2016. Participants (N = 516) were low-level community or household ambulators with stage IIIC or IV solid or hematologic cancer. INTERVENTIONS: Participants were randomly assigned to the (1) control arm, (2) telerehabilitation arm, or (3) telerehabilitation with pharmacological pain management arm. All patients underwent automated function and pain monitoring with data reporting to their care teams. Participants in arms 2 and 3 received 6 months of centralized telerehabilitation provided by a physical therapist-physician team. Those in arm 3 also received nurse-coordinated pharmacological pain management. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Blinded assessment of function using the Activity Measure for Postacute Care computer adaptive test, pain interference and average intensity using the Brief Pain Inventory, and quality of life using the EQ-5D-3L was performed at baseline and months 3 and 6. Hospitalizations and discharges to postacute care facilities were recorded. RESULTS: The study included 516 participants (257 women and 259 men; mean [SD] age, 65.6 [11.1] years), with 172 randomized to 1 of 3 arms. Compared with the control group, the telerehabilitation arm 2 had improved function (difference, 1.3; 95% CI, 0.08-2.35; P = .03) and quality of life (difference, 0.04; 95% CI, 0.004-0.071; P = .01), while both telerehabilitation arms 2 and 3 had reduced pain interference (arm 2, -0.4; 95% CI, -0.78 to -0.09; P = .01 and arm 3, -0.4; 95% CI, -0.79 to -0.10; P = .01), and average intensity (arm 2, -0.4; 95% CI, -0.78 to -0.07; P = .02 and arm 3, -0.5; 95% CI, -0.84 to -0.11; P = .006). Telerehabilitation was associated with higher odds of home discharge in arms 2 (odds ratio [OR], 4.3; 95% CI, 1.3-14.3; P = .02) and 3 (OR, 3.8; 95% CI, 1.1-12.4; P = .03) and fewer days in the hospital in arm 2 (difference, -3.9 days; 95% CI, -2.4 to -4.6; P = .01). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Collaborative telerehabilitation modestly improved function and pain, while decreasing hospital length of stay and the requirement for postacute care, but these outcomes were not enhanced with the addition of pharmacological pain management. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01721343.

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Authors
Cheville, A. L., Moynihan, T., Herrin, J., Loprinzi, C., & Kroenke, K.
Affiliations
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
  • Yale University (US)
  • Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Cheville, Andrea L.
Venue
JAMA Oncology
Published
2019-05-01
Volume
5
Issue
5
Pages
644
ISSN
2374-2437 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2930121856
Cited by
143
References
52
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7.82
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journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • JAMA Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (R01CA163803)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Medical Practices and Rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Frailty in Older Adults
Keywords
telerehabilitation, advanced cancer, functional disability, cancer pain, pain management, physiotherapy, quality of life, hospitalization, post-acute care, telemedicine, Brief Pain Inventory, EQ-5D-3L, hematologic cancer
MeSH terms
Telerehabilitation, Cancer Pain, Aged, Analgesics, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Humans, Length of Stay, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Staging, Single-Blind Method, Treatment Outcome, Hematologic Neoplasms, Pain Management

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