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Dietary Quality for Tumors

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Led By Meghan B Skiba, PhD, MS, MPH, RDN

Research Sponsored by University of Arizona

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

≥18 years old

Able to give informed consent in English or Spanish

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 4 weeks

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Study Summary

This trial involves sending text messages with health information to cancer survivors and their caregivers every day for four weeks.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults over 18 who've had solid tumor cancer, finished treatment at least a month ago, and struggle with diet, exercise or sleep. They need a mobile phone and a caregiver to join the study. Those with severe mental or physical conditions that could affect participation are excluded.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The 'Eat, Play, Sleep' program sends daily health behavior texts for four weeks to pairs of cancer survivors and their caregivers to improve dietary habits, physical activity levels, and sleep quality.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves text messages promoting healthy behaviors rather than medication or medical procedures, there are no direct side effects associated with typical clinical trials.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am 18 years old or older.

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I can give consent in English or Spanish.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 4 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~4 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Acceptability of text messages measured by self-report 0-4 likert scale of acceptability of each text message, where 5 is greater acceptability

Successful receipt of 95% of text messages sent

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Sleep HygieneExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Receive daily text messages for promoting sleep hygiene.

Group II: Physical ActivityExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Receive daily text messages for promoting physical activity.

Group III: Dietary QualityExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Receive daily text messages for promoting dietary quality.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of ArizonaLead Sponsor

514 Previous Clinical Trials

148,552 Total Patients Enrolled

Meghan B Skiba, PhD, MS, MPH, RDNPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Arizona

1 Previous Clinical Trials

40 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is the current medical investigation open for participation?

"Based on the information available on clinicaltrials.gov, this specific clinical trial is not currently accepting candidates. The study was originally posted on February 1st, 2024 and was last updated on January 22nd, 2024. It's important to note that while this particular trial is not recruiting participants at the moment, there are currently 2514 other ongoing studies that are actively seeking patients."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Eat, Play, Sleep: A Text Message Approach to Promoting Health Behaviors for Cancer Survivors and Their Caregivers

2024. "Eat, Play, Sleep: A Text Message Approach to Promoting Health Behaviors for Cancer Survivors and Their Caregivers". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06234267.

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