The feasibility and acceptability of trial procedures for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a structured physical activity intervention for people diagnosed with colorectal cancer: Findings from a pilot trial of cardiac rehabilitation versus usual care (no rehabilitation) with an embedded qualitative study

Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Hubbard, Gill ^a   O'Carroll, Ronan ^a   Munro, Julie ^a   Mutrie, Nanette ^b   Haw, Sally ^a   Mason, Helen ^c   Treweek, Shaun ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Cardiac rehabilitation; Colorectal cancer; Feasibility; Physical activity; Pilot

Indexed keywords

EID: 85046830039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20555784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40814-016-0090-y     Document Type: Article

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