NCT03569605

Promoting Physical Activity in Young Adult Cancer Survivors Using mHealth and Adaptive Tailored Feedback Strategies

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 280 (actual)
• Sponsor: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 39 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To date, few interventions have been designed specifically to promote physical activity in young adult cancer survivors, nor used novel technologies for delivery; none have been successful in promoting long-term adherence to PA. The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to test the efficacy of a theory-based, mobile physical activity intervention with adaptive goal-setting and tailored feedback that is aimed at increasing physical activity among young adult cancer survivors.

Detailed description

There are over half a million young adult cancer survivors in the United States. Young adult cancer survivors are an underserved and vulnerable subgroup of survivors that experience increased risk over time for obesity and chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Increasing physical activity is a promising behavioral intervention that has positive effects on physical function, body composition, cardiovascular fitness, health-related quality of life, and depression, and may prevent cancer recurrence, new cancers and improve survival. To date, few interventions have been designed specifically to promote physical activity in young adult cancer survivors, nor used novel technologies for delivery; none have been successful in promoting long-term adherence to physical activity. This is a randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of a theory-based, mobile physical activity intervention with adaptive goal-setting and tailored feedback that is aimed at increasing PA among young adult cancer survivors. Young adult cancer survivors (n=280), diagnosed between ages 18-39, will be recruited and randomized into one of two conditions: 1) activity tracker + Facebook group (Self-help) or 2) activity tracker + Facebook group + adaptive goal-setting and tailored feedback (Intervention). Young adult cancer survivors will receive a 6-month intervention followed by an additional 6 months of tapered contacts. Assessments of objectively-measured physical activity and other outcomes will be conducted at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months.

Conditions

• Physical Activity
• Neoplasms
• Neoplasms by Site
• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Self-help	Participants will receive an individual session, Fitbit activity tracker, and access to a secret Facebook group.
BEHAVIORAL	Intervention	Participants will receive an individual session, Fitbit activity tracker, and access to a secret Facebook group with the addition of behavioral lessons, adaptive physical activity goals, tailored feedback summaries, and text messages.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-08-23
• Primary completion: 2021-01-29
• Completion: 2021-01-29
• First posted: 2018-06-26
• Last updated: 2021-04-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States