Move For Your Health for Older Cancer Survivors

NCT ID: NCT05582889

Last Updated: 2025-11-10

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

64 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-04

Study Completion Date

2024-03-01

Brief Summary

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The Move for Your Health (MY Health) Pilot Study is a 12-week study for older cancer survivors to promote light physical activity. The home-based study (no travel required) will test whether a Fitbit activity tracker and health coaching can help cancer survivors be more active throughout the day.

Detailed Description

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The objective is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a home-based lifestyle activity intervention to promote light-intensity activity using a whole-of-day approach. Sixty-four older cancer survivors will be randomized to either a 12-week theory-based intervention or a waitlist control. The intervention uses a Fitbit activity tracker that pairs with a smartphone app to promote awareness and enable self-monitoring of both activity and inactivity. Motivational counseling will be used to individually tailor strategies to achieve goals. Data will be collected at baseline, post-intervention (week 13), and 3-months post-intervention (week 26).

Conditions

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Cancer Survivors

Keywords

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cancer survivor physical activity sedentary behavior cancer survivorship rural older Hispanic physical function physical performance quality of life home-based distance-based

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Experimental: Immediate Fitbit Intervention

Participants randomized to this arm receive the 12-week Fitbit intervention; participants then crossover and are observed (no health coaching) for an additional 12-weeks. The Fitbit intervention includes a Fitbit activity tracker, the free Fitbit smartphone app, and 6 Health Coaching calls.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fitbit Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants receive a Fitbit activity tracker and the free Fitbit smartphone app. A trained health coach provides technical support to set up and use the Fitbit and app. The health coach also provides motivational counseling to help participants to gradually increase the number of steps per day during the 12-weeks.

Comparator: Delayed Fitbit Intervention

Wait-listed; participants maintain their usual physical activity for 12-weeks; participants then crossover and receive the full 12-week Fitbit intervention.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Fitbit Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants receive a Fitbit activity tracker and the free Fitbit smartphone app. A trained health coach provides technical support to set up and use the Fitbit and app. The health coach also provides motivational counseling to help participants to gradually increase the number of steps per day during the 12-weeks.

Interventions

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Fitbit Intervention

Participants receive a Fitbit activity tracker and the free Fitbit smartphone app. A trained health coach provides technical support to set up and use the Fitbit and app. The health coach also provides motivational counseling to help participants to gradually increase the number of steps per day during the 12-weeks.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosed in New Mexico (NM) with a loco-regionally staged cancer, completed primary treatment (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy), and not currently being treated for a recurrence. Patients with metastatic cancer are eligible with physician approval.
* Mild-to-moderate physical functional impairment (raw score between 20 and 34 on the 8-item PROMIS Physical Function survey)
* Able to speak, read, \& understand English or Spanish
* Participating in less than 120 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity
* Living independently and capable of walking 3 blocks (approximately 1300 steps or 0.25 mile) without an assistive device (e.g., cane, walker) and without stopping to rest
* Own a smartphone or tablet \*OR\* be willing to use a study-provided smartphone capable of running the Fitbit app. Also, access to the internet or a Wi-Fi hotspot at least once per week is required. Smartphones and data plans will be provided to those individuals who are eligible but do not currently own a device capable of running the Fitbit app.
* Availability of a family member or friend to be present (for safety) during the remote assessment of physical performance tests
* Willingness to be randomized to either study arm and to wear activity trackers

Exclusion Criteria

* Adults not able to consent
* Severe impairments (in seeing or hearing) or pre-existing medical limitations for engaging in daily light physical activity (e.g., severe orthopedic conditions, pending hip/knee replacement, dementia, oxygen dependent, chronic vertigo)
* Paid employment or volunteer position for greater than 20 hours per week (to avoid potential confounding by occupation activity/inactivity)
* Currently participating in a program (personal program, e.g., wearing an activity monitor, or structured program, e.g., another study) to decrease sedentary time or increase physical activity
* Planning to move out of New Mexico within the next year
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of New Mexico

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Cindy K Blair, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of New Mexico

Locations

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University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Blair CK, Brown-Glaberman U, Walters ST, Pestak C, Boyce T, Barriga L, Burgess E, Tawfik B, Killough C, Kinney AY, Demark-Wahnefried W, Meisner AL, Wiggins CL, Pankratz VS, Davis S. A Remotely Delivered Light-Intensity Physical Activity Intervention for Older Cancer Survivors: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Dec 13;13:e59504. doi: 10.2196/59504.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39671575 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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K07CA215937

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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UNM HSC 17-335

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id