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Physical activity experiment for Fatigue (HEALED Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by American Cancer Society, Inc.
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 months
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HEALED Trial Summary

This trial is examining the effect of a web-based intervention on changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior for cancer survivors.

Eligible Conditions
  • Fatigue
  • Quality of Life
  • Cognitive Decline
  • Sleep
  • Anxiety
  • Depression

HEALED Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~12 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Physical activity
Sedentary time
Secondary outcome measures
30 second sit-stand test
CPS-3 Fatigue Questions
Emotional Distress-Anxiety
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HEALED Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Physical Activity GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Physical activity (PA) group participants will receive behavioral nudge e-mails with links to a web-based platform which will provide: physical activity information, at-home exercise demonstrations/videos for survivors of all fitness levels, articles, blog posts, physical activity/sitting recommendations, a space for goal setting, a platform for physical activity tracking, a discussion board, automatic syncing of their Fitbit to the leaderboard, etc.
Group II: Balance and Flexibility GroupActive Control1 Intervention
The static Balance and Flexibility (BF) website will include infographics, videos, and articles for participants to view at their leisure. They will receive access to the HEALED website at the end of the 12-month intervention period.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Physical activity experiment
2022
N/A
~420

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Who is running the clinical trial?

American Cancer Society, Inc.Lead Sponsor
224 Previous Clinical Trials
110,040 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Fatigue
339 Patients Enrolled for Fatigue

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Am I eligible to participate in this research trial?

"This medical trial is recruiting 400 individuals between the ages of 55 and 77 who suffer from fatigue. Those interested must have survived Stage I - III breast, colon, endometrium, kidney or bladder cancer, as well as multiple myeloma (which can be confirmed by medical record abstraction/tumour tissue or state registry). Furthermore they should not be pregnant; exercise less than 300 minutes a week; have an email address on file with English survey response capability; possess a physical continental US street address to which shipments can be sent for 12 months; own a working smartphone or tablet and are able to walk assisted."

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Are there still openings for volunteers to join this experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov hosts information that states this clinical trial, initiated June 1st 2022, is actively seeking participants. The research project intends to recruit 400 individuals from a single medical site."

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Is this clinical experiment open to applicants who are more than three and a half decades old?

"This clinical trial is available to patients between the ages of 55 and 77. For those that do not meet these specific criteria, there are 316 trials for minors and 1896 trials specifically tailored for seniors."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Georgia
How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
American Cancer Society (virtual recruitment and study)
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
~146 spots leftby Apr 2025