Reducing Sedentary Behaviors Among Colorectal Cancer Survivors

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colorectal Cancer

Treatments: Other: Brochure regarding sedentary behavior

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02442583

Pro00060174

Details and patient eligibility

About

Interview colorectal cancer survivors and use this input to create a brochure intended to guide reduction of sedentary behaviors in this population. Have colorectal cancer survivors review and comment on a draft of the brochure. A third group of colorectal cancer survivors will wear an Actigraph activity monitor for one week, then receive feedback on their activity level with the brochure. After one month this group will be surveyed by telephone regarding their use of the brochure, and their physical activity level.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult
• Early (stage 1 or 2) colorectal cancer
• 6 months or greater post treatment
• Does not follow guidelines for physical activity
• Average at least 6 hours a day of sedentary behaviors

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

---

20 participants in 3 patient groups

Arm 1: Phase 1, Step 1

No Intervention group

Description:

In this part, 15 early stage colorectal cancer survivors will fill out surveys and have a recorded phone interview regarding their physical activity and sedentary behaviors, to inform the creation of a brochure about sedentary behaviors.

Arm 2: Phase 1, Step 2

No Intervention group

Description:

5 early stage colorectal cancer survivors will have recorded telephone interviews to provide feedback about the brochure.

Arm 3: Phase 2

Experimental group

Description:

15 early stage colorectal cancer survivors will complete a baseline survey about sedentary behaviors, then wear an Actigraph device and self-report their sedentary activities for one week. They will receive feedback regarding their activity, and one month after receiving the feedback will participate in a phone survey regarding use of the brochure, physical activity and sedentary behaviors.

Treatment:

Other: Brochure regarding sedentary behavior