Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
exercise intervention, AACT
Brief summary
This study is being done to determine whether a telephone-based counseling intervention can help survivors of breast and colorectal cancer increase their weekly physical activity. Observational evidence suggests that physical activity after breast and colorectal cancer diagnosis decreases recurrence rates. Unfortunately, many people become less active during cancer therapy, and a substantial proportion never return to pre-diagnosis levels of physical activity. This study looks to see if people who have recently finished chemotherapy for breast, colon or rectal cancer can be motivated to increase their exercise by talking to an exercise specialist over the phone. The study also looks at changes in mood, fatigue, fitness, fat distribution and weight.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTelephone-Based exercise intervention
Exercise counselling offered via telephone calls
Sponsors
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Cancer and Leukemia Group B
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Histologically confirmed stage I-III breast or colorectal cancer * 18 years of age or older * Completed adjuvant treatment(for current malignancy) * Completion of all adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation (with the exception of adjuvant herceptin and/or tamoxifen/aromatase inhibitor therapy for breast cancer patients) between 2 and 36 months prior to enrollment * Ability to speak and read English * Willingness to be randomized * Medical clearance from an oncologist or primary care physician stating the participant is able to participate in an unsupervised, moderate-intensity physical activity program * No major surgery within 2 months of study enrollment or planned during study period
Exclusion criteria
* Metastatic cancer * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness that would limit compliance with study requirements * Plans to have hip or knee replacement within a year * Participation in more than 60 minutes a week of moderate-intensity recreational activity as assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form * BMI \>47
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the ability of a multi-center, telephone-based physical activity intervention to increase weekly physical activity levels in sedentary patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy for Stage I-III breast or colorectal cancer. | months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the impact of a physical activity intervention upon fitness, exercise self-efficacy, anthropometric measures, and quality of life in a group of patients with stage I-III breast or colorectal cancer. | months |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJennifer Ligibel, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Outcome results
None listed