NCT05216380

Study of Clinic-delivered Physical Activity Referrals to Cancer Survivors

ActivityLink: Clinic-to-Community Physical Activity Referrals for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction in Cancer Survivors.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 69 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Background: Cancer survivors have a greater risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and have low physical activity levels. Physical inactivity is one modifiable risk factor for CVD, and increased physical activity has shown a cardioprotective effect on lowering CVD risk. The objective of ActivityLink is to use an electronic referral (e-referral) implementation program for clinic staff to refer survivors to an in-person and a virtual physical activity program. Methods: Participants in this study will include clinic staff and patients. Investigators will first conduct interviews with clinic staff and patients, followed by usability testing of a referral system with staff. The study team will then beta-test two rounds of testing using Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Cycles for clinic staff to refer patients in the clinic. Quantitative data and qualitative interviews will be collected following each PDSA cycle, with refinements made based on feedback. Outcomes: The proposed study addresses a critical need to implement physical activity referrals into routine cancer survivorship visits.

Conditions

• Cancer
• Physical Inactivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	ActivityLink	ActivityLink is an implementation program using: 1. Didactic and experiential training sessions for clinic staff to conduct referrals 2. Secure electronic referral webform to refer patients using their email address and phone number 3. Messaging sent to the patient and provider that they have been referred to a program 4. Clinic visual cues (flyers and paper prescription pad) to reinforce referrals 5. Motivational messaging and booster sessions from study staff to encourage referrals and troubleshoot

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-03-15
• Primary completion: 2022-03-30
• Completion: 2022-06-12
• First posted: 2022-01-31
• Last updated: 2024-08-23
• Results posted: 2023-08-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States