Peers Promoting Exercise Adoption and Maintenance Among Cancer Survivors
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Breast Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 21 - Any |
| Updated: | 12/21/2018 |
| Start Date: | December 2015 |
| End Date: | March 2020 |
Exercise adoption enhances well-being and recovery from breast cancer. Researchers trained
American Cancer Society volunteers to provide exercise counseling to breast cancer survivors
and the survivors increased their exercise in the short-term. This RCT examines the effects
of three maintenance conditions on survivors' exercise participation at longer follow-ups.
The cost-effectiveness of the three groups will be examined to guide implementation of this
peer mentoring approach in community-based organizations.
American Cancer Society volunteers to provide exercise counseling to breast cancer survivors
and the survivors increased their exercise in the short-term. This RCT examines the effects
of three maintenance conditions on survivors' exercise participation at longer follow-ups.
The cost-effectiveness of the three groups will be examined to guide implementation of this
peer mentoring approach in community-based organizations.
The current study, a randomized controlled trial (RCT), represents the next step of the
efforts to to extend the research on physical activity to the community setting; community
volunteers will deliver the intervention, thereby making physical activity interventions much
more accessible to survivors. In partnership with the National American Cancer Society office
(Atlanta, GA) and Reach To Recovery (RTR) programs in North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Georgia, researchers at the University of South Carolina's College of Nursing will share
skills, experience and resources to examine the effects of RTR coaches offering a
theoretically-based 3-month exercise program among 150 breast cancer survivors to increase
moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) followed by self-monitoring (i.e. exercise
logs) and feedback reports in Months 4-9 (Reach Plus), monthly phone calls from RTR coaches,
self monitoring and feedback reports in Months 4-9 (Reach Plus Message) or weekly email/text
messages, self-monitoring and feedback reports in Months 4-9 (Reach Plus Message). In this
three group study, researchers will assess survivors' exercise, fatigue, mood, quality of
life, and self-reported physical functioning at baseline, 3, 9 and 12 months. The costs of
the methods vary and data on costs will be collected to guide the selection of maintenance
strategies for dissemination. If the results are promising, researchers will proceed with a
dissemination trial wherein the large network of RTR volunteers can expand the scope of their
services to benefit breast cancer survivors.
efforts to to extend the research on physical activity to the community setting; community
volunteers will deliver the intervention, thereby making physical activity interventions much
more accessible to survivors. In partnership with the National American Cancer Society office
(Atlanta, GA) and Reach To Recovery (RTR) programs in North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Georgia, researchers at the University of South Carolina's College of Nursing will share
skills, experience and resources to examine the effects of RTR coaches offering a
theoretically-based 3-month exercise program among 150 breast cancer survivors to increase
moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) followed by self-monitoring (i.e. exercise
logs) and feedback reports in Months 4-9 (Reach Plus), monthly phone calls from RTR coaches,
self monitoring and feedback reports in Months 4-9 (Reach Plus Message) or weekly email/text
messages, self-monitoring and feedback reports in Months 4-9 (Reach Plus Message). In this
three group study, researchers will assess survivors' exercise, fatigue, mood, quality of
life, and self-reported physical functioning at baseline, 3, 9 and 12 months. The costs of
the methods vary and data on costs will be collected to guide the selection of maintenance
strategies for dissemination. If the results are promising, researchers will proceed with a
dissemination trial wherein the large network of RTR volunteers can expand the scope of their
services to benefit breast cancer survivors.
Inclusion Criteria:
Women aged 21 years or over will be eligible if they:
- Have been diagnosed in the past 5 years with Stage 0-3 breast cancer.
- Are able to read and speak English.
- Are ambulatory.
- Are sedentary (i.e., do not meet recommendations for moderate-intensity PA [30
minutes/ day or more for at least 5 days/ week] or vigorous-intensity PA [20
minutes/day or more for at least 3 days/week]
- Are able to walk unassisted.
- Have access to a telephone.
Exclusion Criteria:
Women with:
- More advanced disease (Stage 4).
- Medical or psychiatric problems (e.g., substance abuse, coronary artery disease,
peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, and orthopedic problems) that may interfere
with protocol adherence will not be included.
- Participants will be asked to provide consent for medical chart review to extract
disease and treatment variables. Eligible participants will obtain medical clearance
from their physicians.
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