Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
active treatment, Recent treatment
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBfitBwell program
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
BEHAVIORAL6 bi-weekly PA Behavior Change counseling sessions
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
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
University of Colorado, Denver
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. current patient at the University of Colorado Cancer Center 2. signed physician clearance to participate in a supervised exercise program 3. participant is actively receiving medical cancer treatment (chemotherapy, radiation or surgery) OR within 6 months of receiving medical cancer treatment. 4. 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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 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 |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed