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Internet-Based Exercise Program for Cancer Survivors

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Research Sponsored by The Miriam Hospital
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 3 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study the effects of a 12-week Internet PA program on cancer survivors. The primary outcomes include engagement and satisfaction with the program, and changes in PA. Secondary outcomes include changes in sleep, weight, fatigue, anxiety/depression, health-related quality of life, and fear of recurrence.

Who is the study for?
The Be-Active Study is for English-speaking cancer survivors who have stable internet access daily. Participants should be inactive, with less than 60 minutes of moderate exercise per week, and have a BMI between 18.5 and 45 kg/m2. They must have completed or been on stable cancer treatment for the past 3-12 months.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
This study tests a behavioral Internet program designed to increase physical activity against a usual-care approach using informational newsletters. Cancer survivors are randomly assigned to one of these two groups for a period of 12 weeks to measure engagement, satisfaction, and changes in physical activity levels.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial focuses on increasing physical activity through an online program rather than medication or medical procedures, side effects are not typical as seen in drug trials but may include general discomforts related to new exercise routines.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 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
Intervention engagement - self-monitoring of physical activity (Internet program only)
Physical activity as assessed by Actigraph accelerometers
Program satisfaction via Likert scale
Secondary outcome measures
Anxiety/depression measured via the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18)
Fatigue measured via the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI)
Fear of recurrence measured via the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI)
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Behavioral internet programActive Control1 Intervention
Participants randomized to the Internet program will receive a 12-week behavioral Internet program designed to increase physical activity to recommended levels.
Group II: Informational newsletter conditionPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Participants randomized to the newsletter condition will receive 6 newsletters, delivered every other week during the 3-month program.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Miriam HospitalLead Sponsor
237 Previous Clinical Trials
37,155 Total Patients Enrolled
Brown UniversityOTHER
452 Previous Clinical Trials
562,146 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Behavioral Internet program Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05376293 — N/A
Cancer Survivors Research Study Groups: Behavioral internet program, Informational newsletter condition
Cancer Survivors Clinical Trial 2023: Behavioral Internet program Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05376293 — N/A
Behavioral Internet program 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05376293 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What primary objectives has this clinical trial established?

"The primary metric of this three month study is patient contentment, as measured by a Likert scale. Secondary results include Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI) scores that range from 0-36; Health-related quality of life appraised through the SF-36 with readings between 0 and 100; and Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) ratings ranging from 0 to 10."

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What type of participants are optimal for this research project?

"This study requires 50 individuals between the legal age and 70 who are currently dealing with cancer. Inclusion criteria also necessitates that they must have completed all treatment three to twelve months ago or have been stable on a maintenance/continuous regimen for at least 3 months, demonstrate inactivity through <60 minutes of moderate-intensity PA over the past 3 months, BMI 18.5 to 45 kg/m2, English language fluency, and regular access to the Internet."

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Is this research opportunity still accessible to participants?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, recruitment for this trial is in progress. The posting of the study on 8/23/2022 was more recently updated on 8/22/2022."

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Is enrollment available for individuals who are sixty or older in this experimental trial?

"This trial is only open to adults aged 18-70. There are, however, 52 trials for minors and another 151 clinical studies available for individuals over the age of 65."

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What is the enrolment quota for this research project?

"Affirmative. Information accessible on clinicaltrials.gov attests to this study's ongoing recruitment, which started on August 23rd 2022 and was most recently updated a day later. The search for participants is targeting 50 people from one medical site."

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~19 spots leftby Mar 2025