An Adaptive Physical Activity Maintenance Intervention
Colorado State University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and test an adaptive physical activity (PA) maintenance intervention for cancer survivors, after participating in a community-based exercise oncology program. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Aim 1: Examine the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention among cancer survivors and community partners. The researchers will utilize quantitative surveys, focus groups, and semi-structured interviews to collect information about feasibility, implementation, adaptation, and sustainability. * Aim 2: Examine the effects of the intervention among cancer survivors. The researchers will compare the proportion of participants achieving the exercise guidelines for cancer survivors six-months following completion of the initial exercise program. Participants will participate in a community-based exercise oncology program and then return to three months of free living. Based on the PA measured at the three-month follow-up, participants will be categorized as a "Responder" or "Incomplete Responder", and then randomized to the PA maintenance intervention. Researchers will compare those that are classified as Responders (meeting exercise guidelines for cancer survivors) and Incomplete Responders (not meeting guidelines for cancer survivors) to see what level of intervention is needed to influence sustainable behavior change in this population.
Description
Structured leisure-time physical activity (PA) (i.e., aerobic and resistance exercise) is effective for improving multiple health outcomes related to a cancer diagnosis and cancer treatment and may reduce cancer-specific mortality by as much as 40%. Thus, if cancer survivors can achieve and maintain recommended exercise levels, the public health impact would be substantial. Supervised exercise interventions that include theory-based behavior change strategies are effective for facilitating increases in moderate to vigorous, leisure-time PA among cancer survivors. However, few studies have foc…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * ≥18 years old, * Able to speak/read English, * Diagnosed with any type of cancer, * Completed primary or adjuvant treatment (i.e., chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery) within the previous five years, with no planned treatment within the next nine months. This does not include long-term or chronic therapies such as anti-hormone or targeted therapies (e.g., aromatase inhibitor, androgen deprivation therapy), * Participant is registered/enrolled to participate in one of three community-based exercise programs. Exclusion Criteria: * Existing participation in ≥90 minut…
Interventions
- BehavioralResponder Monthly Behavior Change Discussion Sessions
Monthly behavior change discussion sessions (3 total) for 12 weeks.
- BehavioralIncomplete Responder Monthly Behavior Change Discussion Sessions
Monthly behavior change discussion sessions (3 total) for 12 weeks.
- BehavioralIncomplete Responder Monthly Behavior Change Discussion Sessions + Bi-Weekly Exercise Sessions
Monthly behavior change discussion sessions (3 total) for 12 weeks and attend bi-weekly (every other week) exercise classes that mirror the exercises completed in their respective community-based exercise program.
Locations (3)
- Anschutz Medical CenterAurora, Colorado
- Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, Colorado
- University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming