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This study aims to explore the functionality and acceptability and feasibility of a novel immersive virtual reality gamified rehabilitation therapy programme, the Spatialist VR (SVR) for adult patients with an acquired brain injury and visuospatial neglect. The study will be completed in two phases. This phase will evaluate the acceptability of the SVR therapy programme and explore the feasibility of a future larger RCT, including sample size calculation by using a pilot RCT model.

This study aims to explore the functionality and acceptability of a novel immersive virtual reality gamified rehabilitation therapy programme, the Spatialist VR (SVR) for adult patients with an acquired brain injury and visuospatial neglect.

In Tasmania, bowel cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed type of cancer. Appropriately prescribed exercise during cancer treatment is recommended as an important component of cancer care, but few people take up exercise during their treatment. Often the reasons given for not exercising during cancer treatment are access to exercise experts and affordability. This study will explore the effectiveness of exercise counselling and prescription delivered by an Accredited Exercise Physiologist using app-based technology in people with bowel cancer Who is it for? The study is adults over 18 years who are in primary or adjuvant therapy for localised (non-metastasised) bowel cancer (chemo, radiation or post colostomy surgery). Inclusion criteria includes people who are a maximum of 6 months post treatment for stage I to III colorectal cancer. Study details: Participants will volunteer for the Home Exercise (intervention) group or the Usual Care (control) group. The Usual Care group will receive standard care as directed by their general practitioner and/ or oncologist.. The Home Exercise group will be involved in an unsupervised home exercise program with 4 x fortnightly education sessions around positive lifestyle changes during treatment for bowel cancer. The program will be delivered via an app using a video conferencing feature. It will cover exercising and eating recommendations for bowel cancer as well as managing stress. The intervention will run for 8 weeks and involve questionnaires and vital sign measurements (heart rate, oxygen saturation, BMI). What do we expect will happen? We expect that participants in the Home Exercise group will improve their understanding of the importance of regular exercise in managing the ongoing health effects of cancer and its’ treatments. After 8 weeks of structured and individualised exercise, we expect participants in the Home Exercise group will have improved quality of life, increased strength and aerobic fitness and be more confident in the ongoing self-management of their health, compared to the Usual Care group.