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NCT Number: NCT03976193

Improving Physical Activity Maintenance of Cancer Survivors

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Cancer Neoplasms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

UCD Anschutz Health and Wellness Center

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • current patient at the University of Colorado Cancer Center
  • signed physician clearance to participate in a supervised exercise program
  • participant is actively receiving medical cancer treatment (chemotherapy, radiation or surgery) OR within 6 months of receiving medical cancer treatment.
  • 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

Treatment and study plan

BfitBwell program

Behavioral

Well known behavior change strategies such as goal setting, and identifying barriers to PA can improve long term adherence to PA, and have been shown to enhance PA maintenance after completion of a supervised intervention among cancer survivors

6 bi-weekly PA Behavior Change counseling sessions

Behavioral

Well known behavior change strategies such as goal setting, and identifying barriers to PA can improve long term adherence to PA, and have been shown to enhance PA maintenance after completion of a supervised intervention among cancer survivors

Primary outcomes

  1. Examine the effects of six, group-based physical activity (PA) behavior change counseling sessions PA change from post-program, to 3-months following completion of the BfitBwell program.

    Time frame: 3 months

    The primary outcome will be self-reported weekly minutes of moderate to vigorous leisure-time PA, three-months following completion of the program, measured by the Godin Shepherd Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver

Other

Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

Improving Physical Activity Maintenance Following an Exercise Program for Cancer Survivors

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jun 5, 2019
Registry last updated
Oct 17, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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