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NCT Number: NCT07819045

Self-Acceptance and Supportive Accountability for Active Living Among Adults Receiving Chemotherapy

Physical activity can improve health-related quality of life among people receiving cancer treatment. Yet, chemotherapy imposes considerable barriers to maintaining an active lifestyle. Emotion regulation-based approaches based on principles from Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) may help people engage in physical activity despite treatment-related challenges. We aimed to develop and conduct a proof of concept study among people initiating chemotherapy for breast and gynecologic cancers to develop and assess the feasibility and acceptability of a novel, mobile health physical activity intervention that drew from SDT and ACT principles.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–99 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

TSET Health Promotion Research Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Having ever received a histologically confirmed diagnosis of invasive breast or gynecologic carcinoma (eligible cancer types include epithelial ovarian carcinoma, endometrial/uterine carcinoma, and invasive cervical carcinoma; other rare gynecologic malignancies [e.g., vaginal, vulvar] may also be included if explicitly approved by the study team)
  • Scheduled to receive cytotoxic chemotherapy for a minimum of 4 consecutive weeks but not yet begun or are within 4 weeks of having started their chemotherapy for cancer
  • Ability to speak and read English
  • Having internet access
  • Being willing and able to use a smartphone and web interface with or without assistance. If assistance is needed, it must be readily available
  • Adequate visual and hearing acuity to use a smartphone and web interface as indicated by self-report
  • Adequate motor capacity to use a smartphone and web interface as indicated by self-report
  • Willingness to download and use study-specific app(s), the Fitbit mobile application (this requires use of a Google Gmail account), and other mobile applications for study purposes

Exclusion criteria

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group test score > 2
  • Having unstable bone metastases
  • Untreated brain metastases
  • Contraindications to physical activity (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension or cardiac disease)
  • Having a body mass index under 18
  • Major psychiatric conditions such as bipolar disorder, psychosis, schizophrenia, or alcoholism that could affect the ability to understand and/or complete the study
  • Having arthritic or orthopedic issues that would preclude physical exercise
  • Another member of the household is a primary participant or staff member on this trial
  • Being a prisoner
  • Living in an assisted living facility or nursing home
  • Enrolled in hospice

Treatment and study plan

Acceptance- and Mindfulness-Based Intervention

Behavioral

This intervention will be delivered over the course of up to 8-12 weeks. It will include: 1) the provision of a wearable physical activity tracker 2) empirically supported behavior change techniques for promoting physical activity 3) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-informed didactic content centered on promoting physical activity 4) a social component with game design elements reflecting acceptance and mindfulness practices (i.e., the ability to share responses to "Weekly Challenges" and view and comment on others' entries).

Primary outcomes

  1. Semi-structured Interviews

    Time frame: 9 weeks

    Semi-structured interviews will be used to assess participants' overall experience and their perceptions of the usability, usefulness, and enjoyability of the intervention.

  2. Perceived ease of use

    Time frame: Week 9

    Face valid questions will be used to determine whether participants found the interventions easy to use. The face valid questions consists of five 7-point Likert-type items. Responses range from "Not At All Easy" (scored as 1) to "Very Easy" (scored as 7). Higher scores reflect greater ease of use.

  3. Perceived Usefulness

    Time frame: Week 9

    Face valid questions will be used to determine whether participants found the interventions useful. The face valid questions consists of five 7-point Likert-type items. Responses range from "Not At All Useful" (scored as 1) to "Very Useful" (scored as 7). Higher scores reflect greater perceived usefulness.

  4. Enjoyability

    Time frame: Week 9

    Face valid questions will be used to assess the enjoyability of the interventions in this study. The face valid questions consists of five 7-point Likert-type items. Responses range from "Not At All Enjoyable" (scored as 1) to "Very Enjoyable" (scored as 7). Higher scores reflect greater enjoyability.

  5. Enjoyability - Interest/Enjoyment Subscale

    Time frame: Week 9

    The interest/enjoyment subscale of the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMIe) will be used to assess the enjoyability of the interventions in this study. The IMIe sub-scale consists of seven 7-point Likert-type items. Responses range from "Not At All True" (scored as 1) to "Very True" (scored as 7). Higher scores reflect greater enjoyability.

  6. Feasibility of the Program - Study Retention

    Time frame: Week 9

    We will assess program feasibility via measurements of study retention. We will compute what percentage of enrolled participant complete post-intervention data collection procedures.

  7. Feasibility of the Program - Adherence

    Time frame: Week 9

    We will assess program feasibility via measurements of intervention adherence. We will compute what percentage of participants engage with at least 75% of the intervention modules.

  8. Feasibility of Collecting Biological Samples

    Time frame: Week 9

    We will assess the feasibility of assessing gene expression in the present context by assessing what percentage of enrolled participants provide analyzable data in optional post-intervention blood draws.

Other outcomes

  1. Physical activity

    Time frame: Week 9

    A modified Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire will be used to assess participants' physical activity patterns. This self-report measure assesses the number of minutes of strenuous-, moderate-, and light-intensity exercise in a typical week (continuous). Higher scores are favorable, reflecting more aerobic physical activity. An additional item will be included that assesses the number of bouts of muscle-strengthening exercise in a typical week (0-7). Higher scores are favorable, reflecting more muscle strengthening physical activity. We will also gather data provided by consumer-grade, wearable physical activity trackers (Fitbit Charge series or similar).

  2. Feelings of Vitality

    Time frame: Week 9

    The Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS) will be used to will be used to assess participants' feelings of vitality. The SVS consists of seven 7-point Likert-type items. Responses range from "Not At All True" (scored as 1) to "Very True" (scored as 7). Higher scores reflect greater enjoyability.

  3. Meaning Salience

    Time frame: Week 9

    The Meaning Awareness Scale (MAS) will be used to assess meaning salience. The MAS consists of six 7-point Likert-type items. Responses range from "Very Rarely" (scored as 1) to "Very Often" (scored as 7). Higher scores reflect greater meaning salience.

  4. Psychological flexibility

    Time frame: Week 9

    The Personalized Psychological Flexibility Index (PPFI) will be used to assess psychological flexibility. The PPFI consists of sixteen 7-point Likert-type items. Responses range from "Strongly Disagree" (scored as 1) to "Strongly Agree" (scored as 7). Higher scores reflect greater psychological flexibility.

  5. Physical activity motivation

    Time frame: Week 9

    The Behavioral Regulation for Exercise Questionnaire-4 (BREQ-4) will be used to assess physical activity motivation. The BREQ-4 consists of twenty-eight 5-point Likert-type items. Responses range from "Not True For Me" (scored as 0) to "Very True For Me" (scored as 4). It is best practice to score each of the seven subscales separately (i.e., obtain separate scores for amotivation, external regulation, introjected avoidance regulation, introjected approach regulation, identified regulation, integrated regulation, and intrinsic regulation). For each subscale, higher scores reflect greater usage of that type of regulation.

  6. Physical Activity Acceptance

    Time frame: Week 9

    The Physical Activity Acceptance Questionnaire (PAAQ) will be used to assess physical activity acceptance. The PAAQ consists of ten 7-point Likert-type items. Responses range from "Never True" (scored as 1) to "Always True" (scored as 7). It is best practice to score each of the two subscales separately (i.e., obtain separate scores for cognitive acceptance and behavioral commitment). For each subscale, higher scores reflect greater acceptance/commitment.

  7. Health-Related Quality of Life - Physical Function

    Time frame: Week 9

    The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 (PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1) will be used to assess health-related quality of life. The PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1 consists of thirty-one items spanning nine subscales (i.e., physical function, anxiety, depressive symptoms, fatigue, sleep disturbance, ability to participate in social roles and activities, pain interference, cognition, and pain intensity). The physical function subscale has 4 items with 5-point Likert-type responses (e.g., ranging from "Unable To Do" (scored as 1) to "Without Any Difficulty" (scored as 5). Higher scores for physical function are favorable.

    Time Frame: Baseline; Week 9

  8. Health-Related Quality of Life - Anxiety

    Time frame: Week 9

    The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 (PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1) will be used to assess health-related quality of life. The PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1 consists of thirty-one items spanning nine subscales (i.e., physical function, anxiety, depressive symptoms, fatigue, sleep disturbance, ability to participate in social roles and activities, pain interference, cognition, and pain intensity). The anxiety subscale has 4 items with 5-point Likert-type responses (e.g., ranging from "Never" (scored as 1) to "Always" (scored as 5). Higher scores for anxiety are not favorable.

  9. Health-Related Quality of Life - Depressive Symptoms

    Time frame: Week 9

    The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 (PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1) will be used to assess health-related quality of life. The PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1 consists of thirty-one items spanning nine subscales (i.e., physical function, anxiety, depressive symptoms, fatigue, sleep disturbance, ability to participate in social roles and activities, pain interference, cognition, and pain intensity). The depressive symptoms subscale has 4 items with 5-point Likert-type responses (e.g., ranging from "Never" (scored as 1) to "Always" (scored as 5). Higher scores for depressive symptoms are not favorable.

  10. Health-Related Quality of Life - Fatigue

    Time frame: Week 9

    The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 (PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1) will be used to assess health-related quality of life. The PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1 consists of thirty-one items spanning nine subscales (i.e., physical function, anxiety, depressive symptoms, fatigue, sleep disturbance, ability to participate in social roles and activities, pain interference, cognition, and pain intensity). The fatigue subscale has 4 items with 5-point Likert-type responses (e.g., ranging from "Not At All" (scored as 1) to "Very Much" (scored as 5). Higher scores for fatigue are not favorable.

  11. Health-Related Quality of Life - Sleep Disturbance

    Time frame: Week 9

    The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 (PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1) will be used to assess health-related quality of life. The PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1 consists of thirty-one items spanning nine subscales (i.e., physical function, anxiety, depressive symptoms, fatigue, sleep disturbance, ability to participate in social roles and activities, pain interference, cognition, and pain intensity). The sleep disturbance subscale has 4 items with 5 point Likert-type responses (e.g., ranging from "Not At All" (scored as 1) to "Very Much" (scored as 5). Higher scores indicate more sleep disturbance.

  12. Health-Related Quality of Life - Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities

    Time frame: Week 9

    The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 (PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1) will be used to assess health-related quality of life. The PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1 consists of thirty-one items spanning nine subscales (i.e., physical function, anxiety, depressive symptoms, fatigue, sleep disturbance, ability to participate in social roles and activities, pain interference, cognition, and pain intensity). The ability to participate in social roles and activities subscale has 4 items with 5 point Likert-type responses (e.g., ranging from "Not At All" (scored as 1) to "Very Much" (scored as 5). Higher scores for ability to participate in social roles and activities are not favorable.

  13. Health-Related Quality of Life - Pain Interference

    Time frame: Week 9

    The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 (PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1) will be used to assess health-related quality of life. The PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1 consists of thirty-one items spanning nine subscales (i.e., physical function, anxiety, depressive symptoms, fatigue, sleep disturbance, ability to participate in social roles and activities, pain interference, cognition, and pain intensity). The pain interference subscale has 4 items with 5 point Likert-type responses (e.g., ranging from "Not At All" (scored as 1) to "Very Much" (scored as 5). Higher scores for pain interference are not favorable.

  14. Health-Related Quality of Life - Cognition

    Time frame: Week 9

    The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 (PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1) will be used to assess health-related quality of life. The PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1 consists of thirty-one items spanning nine subscales (i.e., physical function, anxiety, depressive symptoms, fatigue, sleep disturbance, ability to participate in social roles and activities, pain interference, cognition, and pain intensity). The cognition subscale has 2 items with 5-point Likert-type responses (e.g., ranging from "Not At All" (scored as 1) to "Very Much" (scored as 5). Higher scores for cognition are favorable.

  15. Health-Related Quality of Life - Pain Intensity

    Time frame: Week 9

    The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 (PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1) will be used to assess health-related quality of life. The PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1 consists of thirty-one items spanning nine subscales (i.e., physical function, anxiety, depressive symptoms, fatigue, sleep disturbance, ability to participate in social roles and activities, pain interference, cognition, and pain intensity). The pain intensity subscale has 1 item with responses ranging from "No Pain" (scored as 0) to "Worst Pain Imaginable" (scored as 10). Higher scores for pain intensity are not favorable.

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Oklahoma

Other

Collaborators

  • Presbyterian Health Foundation
  • TSET Health Promotion Research Center

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Sep 14, 2026
Registry last updated
Sep 17, 2026

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