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Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Survivors (Tools To Be Fit)

Optimizing Intervention Tools to Improve Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Survivors (Tools To Be Fit)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05056077
Acronym
TTBF
Enrollment
353
Registered
2021-09-24
Start date
2021-10-21
Completion date
2027-04-30
Last updated
2026-06-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Rectal Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma

Keywords

Cancer Survivors, Nutrition

Brief summary

This clinical trial studies the effect of four different intervention components "tools" on body weight, nutrition, and physical activity in cancer survivors. Studies indicate that people with a history of cancer whose nutrition and physical activity habits are consistent with the American Cancer Society's Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines may have longer disease-free survival. The four different intervention components may help patients with a history of cancer adopt recommended health behaviors after they have completed treatment.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine the effect of four candidate intervention components (text messaging, digital health tool kit, health coaching, or support person training), and combinations of the four intervention components, on change cancer survivors' American Cancer Society (ACS) guideline score after 48 weeks of intervention. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the effect of four candidate intervention components (text messaging, digital health tool kit, health coaching, or support person training), and combinations of the four intervention components, on cancer survivors' American Cancer Society (ACS) guideline score after 24 weeks of intervention. II. To determine the effect of four candidate intervention components, and combinations of the four intervention components, on cancer survivors' intake of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, refined grains, red meat, and processed meats; moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; and body mass index (BMI) after 48 weeks of intervention. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the effect of four candidate intervention components (text messaging, digital health tool kit, health coaching, or support person coaching), and combinations of the four intervention components, on cancer survivors' American Cancer Society (ACS) guideline score after 12 weeks of intervention. II. To describe adherence to each intervention component. III. To explore the effects of each of the candidate intervention components (text messaging, digital health tool kit, health coaching, support person training) on theoretical constructs (e.g., self-efficacy, outcome expectations, self-monitoring, social support) from 0 to 24 and 48 weeks. IV. To explore whether sociodemographic (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity), clinical (e.g., stage of disease, treatment history, ostomy status, time since diagnosis), and/or psychological/behavioral (e.g., self-efficacy, social support, outcome expectations, depression) factors moderate the intervention components' effects on ACS guideline scores. VII. To explore change in ACS guideline score in relation to change in fasting insulin, glucose, homeostatic model assessment (HOMA-IR), and inflammatory markers (e.g., Interleukin 6 (IL-6), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF-alpha) for a subset of participants from enrollment to 48 weeks among people with a history of cancer. VIII. To explore change in ACS guideline score in relation to change in fatigue, depression, and sleep quality from 0 to 24 and 48 weeks among people with a history of cancer. IX. To explore changes in the ACS guideline score in relation to change in the gut microbiome among a subset of participants with a history of cancer. X. To describe cancer survivors' 10-year cardiovascular risk using the American Heart Association (AHA) Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) EVENTS (PREVENT) score. XI. Engage stakeholders to identify opportunities for continued optimization of the intervention and prepare for future implementation. XII. To explore whether aspects of the social or built environment moderate effects of the intervention components on the ACS guideline score OUTLINE: All patients receive a personal report comparing their nutrition and physical activity to ACS guidelines and a booklet on nutrition and physical activity for patients with a history of cancer. Patients are randomized to 1 of 16 conditions. Participants who consent to complete an end-of-study interview may be asked to complete the interview up to 24 weeks after the end of the intervention. CONDITION I: Patients receive text messages and use digital health tool kit for 48 weeks. Patients also receive 13 health coaching sessions over 30 minutes each for 48 weeks. Support persons receive four coaching sessions lasting 30 minutes each, approximately every 12 weeks for 48 weeks. CONDITION II: Patients receive text messages and use digital health tool kit for 48 weeks. Patients also receive 13 health coaching sessions over 30 each for 48 weeks. CONDITION III: Patients receive text messages and use digital health tool kit for 48 weeks. Support persons receive four coaching sessions lasting 30 minutes each, approximately every 12 weeks for 48 weeks. CONDITION IV: Patients receive text messages and use digital health tool kit for 48 weeks. CONDITION V: Patients receive text messages for 48 weeks. Patients also receive 13 health coaching sessions over 30 minutes each for 48 weeks. Support persons receive four coaching sessions lasting 30 minutes each, approximately every 12 weeks for 48 weeks. CONDITION VI: Patients receive text messages for 48 weeks. Patients also receive 13 health coaching sessions over 30 minutes each for 48 weeks. CONDITION VII: Patients receive text messages for 48 weeks. Support persons receive four coaching sessions lasting 30 minutes each, approximately every 12 weeks for 48 weeks. CONDITION VIII: Patients receive text messages for 48 weeks. CONDITION IX: Patients use digital health tool kit for 48 weeks. Patients also receive 13 health coaching sessions over 30 minutes each for 48 weeks. Support persons receive four coaching sessions lasting 30 minutes each, approximately every 12 weeks for 48 weeks. CONDITION X: Patients use digital health tool kit for 48 weeks. Patients also receive 13 health coaching sessions over 30 minutes each for 48 weeks. CONDITION XI: Patients use digital health tool kit for 48 weeks. Support persons receive four coaching sessions lasting 30 minutes each, approximately every 12 weeks for 48 weeks. CONDITION XII: Patients use digital health tool kit for 48 weeks. CONDITION XIII: Patients receive 13 health coaching sessions over 30 minutes each for 48 weeks. Support persons receive four coaching sessions lasting 30 minutes each, approximately every 12 weeks for 48 weeks. CONDITION XIV: Patients receive 13 health coaching sessions over 30 minutes each for 48 weeks. CONDITION XV: Support persons receive four coaching sessions lasting 30 minutes each, approximately every 12 weeks for 48 weeks. CONDITION XVI: Patients receive personal report and booklet only.

Interventions

OTHERCounseling

Receive support person coaching

OTHEREducational Intervention

Receive personal report and booklet on nutrition and physical activity for patients with a history of cancer

BEHAVIORALHealth Education

Receive health coaching

OTHERHealth Promotion and Education - Direct Text Messaging

Receive text messages

OTHERHealth Promotion and Education - Digital health tool kit

Receive digital health tool kit

OTHERQuestionnaires

Quality of Life and Behavioral Questionnaires

Sponsors

University of California, San Francisco
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
University of California, Davis
CollaboratorOTHER
Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center
CollaboratorOTHER
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
CollaboratorOTHER
American Heart Association
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: 1. \>= 18 years of age. 2. Diagnosis of bladder, breast, colon, endometrial, kidney (renal cell carcinoma), ovarian, prostate, or rectal cancer. 3. Completed all cytotoxic chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapies, or radiation (if indicated) prior to enrollment. Hormonal treatments are allowed. 4. Owns a smart phone that has access to the Internet and can receive daily text messages. 5. Able to speak and read English or Spanish 6. Have a support person \>= 18 years of age who speaks English or Spanish and is willing to provide informed consent and support the participant throughout the study. 7. \>= 4 weeks since a major surgery to start of intervention (removal of port or catheter (cath) is not major surgery; reversal of ostomy is major surgery and will require at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment). 8. Readiness, as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q). If there are any indications that home-based exercise might be unsafe based on PAR-Q, the patient will not be enrolled until confirmation from the patient's provider is received via email and/or phone that they are safe to exercise. Providers do not need to be contacted if patients answer 'yes' to 'Is your doctor currently prescribing any medication for your blood pressure or for a heart condition? INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUPPORT PERSONS: 1. Identified by a cancer survivor participant who has consented to participate in Tools To Be Fit as their support person. 2. 18 years of age or older. 3. Speaks and reads English or Spanish. 4. Consents to complete two online surveys and four 1-on-1 health coaching calls during the 48 week study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Mean change in American Cancer Society (ACS) guideline score at 48 weeksUp to 48 weeksThe ACS Guideline Score is comprised of scores on participant reported food intake (score range from 0-2), physical activity (score range from 0-2), and body mass index (BMI) (score range from 0-2). The total score is calculated by summing the scores on each component with a total score range from 0 to 6. Greater scores indicate a greater level of healthy choices made by the participant. The investigator will assess the independent and interaction effects of the four treatment components on change in ACS score as repeated measures and using a generalized linear mixed effect model, starting with the saturated model, including coefficients for main effects, interactions up to 3-way, and stratification variables (gender and age), and reduce the model via backward variable selection with a 0.05 significance level (alpha(α)=0.05) up to 48 weeks.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Mean change in ACS guideline score at 24 weeksUp to 24 weeksThe ACS Guideline Score is comprised of scores on participant reported food intake (score range from 0-2), physical activity (score range from 0-2), and body mass index (BMI) (score range from 0-2). The total score is calculated by summing the scores on each component with a total score range from 0 to 6. Greater scores indicate a greater level of healthy choices made by the participant. The investigator will assess the independent and interaction effects of the four treatment components on change in ACS score as repeated measures and using a generalized linear mixed effect model, starting with the saturated model, including coefficients for main effects, interactions up to 3-way, and stratification variables (gender and age), and reduce the model via backward variable selection with a 0.05 significance level (α=0.05) up to 24 weeks.
Mean change in scores on the individual components of the ACS at 24 weeksUp to 24 weeksThe ACS Guideline Score is comprised of individual factor scores on (1) participant reported food intake (score range from 0-2), (2) physical activity (score range from 0-2), and (3) body mass index (BMI) (score range from 0-2). Greater scores indicate a greater level of healthy choices made by the participant. The investigator will assess the independent and interaction effects of the four treatment components on change in the individual ACS guideline factors from 0 to 24 weeks using linear mixed-effects models adjusting for the stratification variables gender and age with the individual factor of interest as the outcome.
Mean change in scores on the individual components of the ACS at 48 weeksUp to 48 weeksThe ACS Guideline Score is comprised of individual factor scores on (1) participant reported food intake (score range from 0-2), (2) physical activity (score range from 0-2), and (3) body mass index (BMI) (score range from 0-2). Greater scores indicate a greater level of healthy choices made by the participant. The investigator will assess the independent and interaction effects of the four treatment components on change in the individual ACS guideline factors from 0 to 48 weeks using linear mixed-effects models adjusting for the stratification variables gender and age with the individual factor of interest as the outcome.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORErin Van Blarigan, ScD

University of California, San Francisco

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 3, 2026