Interactive Cancer Communication System (ICCS) Directed Physical Activity Enhancement for Colon Cancer Survivors

This study will develop and test the benefits of a new ICCS (Interactive Cancer Communication System), a mobile Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (Survivorship CHESS) in colon cancer survivors. Survivorship CHESS will provide information, tools, and a support system based on our previous work with FRESH START and CHESS, two highly successful interventions that have promoted lifestyle change among cancer patients and survivors. Survivorship CHESS will be designed to help subjects develop 1) competence in information gathering, decision-making, and behaviors they are trying to change, 2) social support systems to help deal with the cancer experience, and 3) autonomy that comes with regaining a sense of control over their lives; this in turn, will help them adopt or maintain healthy lifestyle behaviors and improve their quality of life.

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Key information

Conditions

Colon Cancer Colonic Diseases Colonic Neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site

Age range

21 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosis of stage I-III loco-regional colon cancer within the previous 12 months with no evidence of recurrence or new cancers. Participants may be recruited at any time after the initial diagnosis (up to 12 months). Baseline data collection will occur no earlier than 6 weeks after completion of adjuvant treatment
At least 21 years of age
Able to speak and read English (educational attainment of at lease 6th grade)
Engaged in physical activities less than 8 metabolic equivalent tasks (METs) per week
Not Homeless

Exclusion criteria

Pre-existing medical condition(s) that preclude adherence to an unsupervised exercise program which includes subjects with severe orthopedic conditions or scheduled for a hip or knee replacement within six months; paralysis; end-stage renal disease; dementia; as well as subjects who have unstable angina or who have experienced a heart attack; congestive heart failure or pulmonary conditions that require oxygen or hospitalization within six months; or uncorrected vision or hearing problems or other ergonomic conditions that would preclude the use of the smart phone.

Treatment and study plan

Survivorship CHESS

Behavioral

Once the consent, baseline survey and one week accelerometer data is received by the UW research team subjects will be randomized to one of the two study conditions. Subjects will be notified of their randomization. Subjects randomized to the Survivorship CHESS condition will be offered training on the smartphone and the CHESS system. The project director (and site research coordinators) will provide training on the smartphone either in person or over the phone. Additionally, an online tutorial will be included in the Survivorship CHESS intervention for subjects to refer to as needed. Participants will then be asked to complete four surveys one baseline and then three follow up surveys.

Control

Other

This person will receive usual care and a copy of the National Cancer Institute's Facing Forward booklet and the National Cancer Center Network cancer survivor toolbox.

Primary outcomes

Change in level of physical activity

Time frame: 6 M intervention period

To determine whether stage I-III colon cancer survivors who are randomized to Survivorship CHESS, as compared to those who are assigned to usual care, demonstrate significantly greater increases in levels of physical activity from baseline to completion of the intervention (6 M intervention period).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Other

Collaborators

Hartford Hospital
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Registry information

Official study title

ICCS Directed Physical Activity Enhancement for Colon Cancer Survivors

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2017
First posted: May 28, 2010
Registry last updated: Nov 18, 2019

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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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