Improving Physical Activity Maintenance of Cancer Survivors

University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: BfitBwell program; Behavioral: 6 bi-weekly PA Behavior Change counseling sessions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03976193

19-0323.cc

P30CA046934 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Participants enrolled in the BfitBwell Cancer Exercise Program at the University of Colorado Cancer Center will be randomized 1:1 to receive the current BfitBwell program, or BfitBwell plus six, group-based behavior change counseling sessions adapted from BEAT Cancer. We will stratify the randomization based on sex.

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. current patient at the University of Colorado Cancer Center
2. signed physician clearance to participate in a supervised exercise program
3. participant is actively receiving medical cancer treatment (chemotherapy, radiation or surgery) OR within 6 months of receiving medical cancer treatment.
4. Willingness to be randomized to receive six, PA behavior change counseling sessions as part of the BfitBwell program, and able to attend five out of six of these sessions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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33 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

BfitBwell program

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

BfitBwell is a 3-month supervised exercise program for cancer survivors delivered at the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. This program has demonstrated effectiveness for improving physical fitness, fatigue, and depression among participants

Treatment:

Behavioral: BfitBwell program

BfitBwell + 6, bi-weekly PA Behavior Change counseling session

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants randomized to BfitBwell + PA behavior change counseling sessions will receive six, 1-1.5 hour sessions lead by a Certified Exercise Physiologist, trained on the study protocol. Sessions will be held once per week, every other week at the Anschutz Health and Wellness center. Participants will attend the sessions in groups, as schedules allow. Behavior change discussion topics will target self-efficacy for exercise, barriers to exercise, goal setting, behavior modification strategies, time management, cognitive reframing, and relapse prevention. Participants in this study arm will receive a group education workbook in congruence to discussion session topics to promote notetaking, and self-reflective journaling.

Treatment:

Behavioral: 6 bi-weekly PA Behavior Change counseling sessions

Behavioral: BfitBwell program