Introduction
Background and rationale
Objectives
Methods
Study design
Study period | |||||||
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Enrollment | Allocation | Post-allocation | |||||
Timepoints | 3 + months post last taxane exposure | 0 | Baseline | Midpoint (4 weeks) | Post (8 weeks) | 1-month follow-up (12 weeks) | 6-month follow (assessed weekly) |
Enrollment: | |||||||
Eligibility screen | x | ||||||
Informed consent | x | ||||||
Allocation | x | ||||||
Interventions: | |||||||
Tango group | x | x | x | x | x | ||
HEX group | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Assessments: | |||||||
Postural control dynamics during silence (primary outcome Aim1) (QEC) | x* | x | x | x | |||
Postural control dynamics during music listening (QECm) | x* | x | x | x | |||
TUG | x | x | x | x | |||
TUG-Cog | x | x | x | x | |||
Mini-BEST | x | x | |||||
6mwt | x | x | |||||
Gait dynamics (primary outcome Aim2) | x | x | |||||
Co-contraction index (CCI) | x | x | |||||
Satisfaction with Intervention | x | x | |||||
Falls incidence | x | x | x | x | |||
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) of select symptoms | x* | x | x | x | x | ||
CIPN-20 | x* | x | x | x | |||
BPI | x* | x | x | x | |||
BFI | x* | x | x | x | |||
Intrinsic Motivation | x | x |
Session type | Baseline | NDT-Tango | HEX (remote in MyCap app) | |||
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Timepoints | Before beginning session (Beg) | After completing session (End) | Beg | End | Beg | End |
Assessments: | ||||||
[QEC] | x | x | x | x | ||
[QECm] | x | x | x | x | ||
[CIPN-20] | Xa
| xb | Xa
| xb | Xa
| xb |
[BPI] | Xa
| Xa
| Xa
| |||
[BFI] | Xa
| Xa
| Xa
| |||
[CTCAE (select symptoms)] | x | x | x | x | x | x |
[EMA CIPN] | x | x | x | x | x | x |
[EMA Pain] | x | x | x | x | x | x |
[EMA Fatigue] | x | x | x | x | x | x |
[Satisfaction with session activity as neuropathy Tx] | x | x | ||||
Collected to facilitate trial monitoring and intervention shaping: | ||||||
[Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE)] | x | xb | xb | |||
[Rating of Perceived Mental Exertion (RPME)] | x | xb | xb | |||
[Intrinsic Motivation] | Xc
| Xc
|
Repeated baseline schedule
Study setting
Eligibility criteria
Recruitment and screening
Variable of interest | Age | Years since last taxane exposure | COP Ellipse Area (COPa) | COP variability in medial–lateral direction (RMSx) | COP velocity in medial–lateral direction (Vel_x) | COP Complexity | |||
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Mean | 60.9 | 2.6 | 1012 | 5.66 | 11.1 | 0.474 | |||
SD | 9.8 | 2.0 | 846 | 2.19 | 5.2 | 0.159 | |||
Min | 40 | 0.25 | 230 | 1.95 | 4.5 | 0.207 | |||
Max | 78 | 6.2 | 3423 | 11.7 | 23.1 | 0.93 | |||
Inclusion threshold |
> 40
|
> 0.25
| > 400 | > 4.0 | > 9 | < 0.6 | |||
% cohort who met inclusion criteria | 100% | 100% | 75% | 70% | 57% | 84% | |||
Additional variables calculated that were not used for initial screening are reported below
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Variable | Path length (PL) | PL Normalized | RMS_r | RMS_y | Vel_r | Vel_y | TUG(s) | TUGCog(s) | 6mwt(m) |
Mean | 765 | 76.3 | 10.6 | 8.78 | 26.1 | 21.1 | 10.44 | 13.72 | 374.6 |
SD | 358 | 33.1 | 4.27 | 3.97 | 11.1 | 9.51 | 2.29 | 4.06 | 67.2 |
Min | 91 | 8.48 | 5.55 | 3.91 | 10.9 | 6.52 | 6.02 | 9.1 | 245.1 |
Max | 1414 | 147 | 23.2 | 21.7 | 47.2 | 37.7 | 15.06 | 23.87 | 516.1 |