CanChange: A psychosocial and lifestyle intervention for colorectal cancer survivors

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This study looks at the feasibility and usefulness of a telephone-delivered lifestyle and psychosocial supportive care program for patients with cancer of the back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon). CanChange: A psychosocial and lifestyle intervention for colorectal cancer survivors Who is it for? You can join this study if you have been diagnosed with first primary colorectal cancer between 01/07/08 and 01/07/09, and this has been notified to the Queensland Cancer Registry. Trial details Participants will be randomly divided into two groups. Participants in one group (the intervention group) will receive a telephone-delivered lifestyle and psychosocial supportive care program. The program will be delivered over 6 months and include up to 12 sessions two weeks apart for approximately 30 minutes each. Participants in the other group (the control group) will receive the standard care and will be posted a range of colorectal cancer and lifestyle materials. This study will implement and evaluate a telephone-delivered cancer rehabilitation program (CanChange) for colorectal cancer survivors. It is hypothesised that, compared with usual care participants, CanChange participants will have decreased psychological distress and cancer-related fatigue and will show improvements in quality of life, symptom management, nutrition and physical activity.