Active Living After Cancer: Implementation Within Be Well Acres Homes

NCT06907706 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2023-0231
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 164
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this research study is to learn more about a physical activity program adapted for cancer survivors.

Conditions

Cancer; Fatigue

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Re-AIM Framework

  1\. Physical functioning change from baseline to 12 weeks, as measured by the 30-second sit-to-stand test

  Through study completion; an average of 1 year.

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Receives the ALAC intervention following the baseline assessment

Behavioral: Physical Activity/Physical Functioning; Behavioral: Quality of Life

Waitlist Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Receives the ALAC intervention following the 3-month assessment

Behavioral: Physical Activity/Physical Functioning; Behavioral: Quality of Life

Interventions

Physical Activity/Physical Functioning BEHAVIORAL

The physical activity portion of the program sessions focuses on teaching cognitive and behavioral skills to increase physical activity, including goalsetting, self-monitoring, overcoming barriers to physical activity, enlisting social support, and how to handle "high risk" situations that may result in relapses to a sedentary lifestyle. The health educator teaches participants about various forms of moderate intensity activity and has them practice brief bouts of activity of various types to ensure that they are doing the activities safely and correctly. Each week participants receive a handout to provide information about the behavioral skill taught that week. The program also provides activity trackers (week 1) and resistance bands (week 5). The pedometer assists participants in self-monitoring their activity, and the resistance bands provide a form of home-based exercise that participants can do even with limited space.

Intervention; Waitlist Control

Quality of Life BEHAVIORAL

The survivorship portion of the program features a guided discussion on a different topic each session. The goals of the discussion are to present information about the topic, answer participants' questions about the topic, encourage participants to share solutions and ideas relevant to the topic with each other, and provide information on community resources participants can access if they require additional help. The health educator makes a brief presentation about the topic, answers questions, and then asks a series of 2-3 open-ended questions to facilitate discussion about the topic. At the end of the session, the health educator navigates participants who need additional information or service related to the topic to resources in the community.

Intervention; Waitlist Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Past diagnosis of invasive cancer, or a caregiver (family or friend) of a participating survivor.
• No longer receiving treatment for cancer (except hormone therapy or long-term maintenance chemotherapy).
• Over the age of 18.
• Screen negative for contraindicating health problems on the adapted Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q),79 or screened positive but have approval from a health care provider to participate.
• Lives in the Acres Homes neighborhood of Houston, Texas or has a home zip code of 77088 or 77091.
• Able to provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Women who are pregnant (as indicated by self-report).
• Has participated in the ALAC program within the past year and attended more than 2 group sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77090, United States

RECRUITING

Related Links

• MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms; Fatigue

Interventions

Exercise; Quality of Life

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena; Health Status; Demography; Epidemiologic Measurements; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Karen Basen-Engquist, BA,MPH,PHD

  M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Karen Basen-Engquist, BA,MPH,PHD

CONTACT

(713) 745-3123; kbasenen@mdanderson.org

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 14, 2025
• First Posted: April 2, 2025
• Study Start: April 3, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 30, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 30, 2029
• Last Updated: April 2, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Locations

US (1)