Targeted Vs Generic Print Materials on Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Young Adult Cancer Survivors

Effects of Targeted Versus Generic Print Materials on Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Control Trial

Young adult cancer survivors (YACS) are an understudied group in cancer survivorship research that have unique psychosocial, medical and survivorship issues. Physical activity (PA) has important effects on health-related outcomes in middle-aged and older cancer survivors and preliminary research suggests similar benefits in YACS (18-39 years). Unfortunately, only about half of YACS report meeting public health PA guidelines and there are no interventions or resources available to help YACS increase their PA. The purpose of this study is to test a physical activity guidebook that was developed for YACS based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB). The PA guidebook will be evaluated in a randomized controlled trial. Specifically, 300 YACS will be randomly assigned to (a) Canada's PA guidelines for adults or (b) the YACS PA guidebook. YACS will complete assessments of PA, quality of life, and psychosocial variables at baseline (prior to randomization), 1 month, and 3 months. The primary endpoint in the trial will be change in self-reported PA minutes from baseline to 3 months. Secondary endpoints will include changes in TPB constructs and quality of life. It is hypothesized that the group receiving the YACS PA guidebook (TARG) will report a greater increase in PA minutes compared to the group receiving Canada's PA guidelines (CPAG).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Behaviour Change
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Stride to Survive:An Exercise Guide for Young Adult Cancer Survivors; Behavioral: Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 212
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Alberta
    • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2H9
      • Behaviour Medicine Laboratory

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 39 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• diagnosed with cancer in Alberta, Canada
• Still living in Alberta, Canada
• Read English

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: TARG; Group will receive physical activity information targeted to young adult cancer survivors	Behavioral: Stride to Survive:An Exercise Guide for Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Active Comparator: CPAG; Group will receive the Canadian Public Health Guidelines	Behavioral: Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Effects of Targeted Versus Generic Print Materials	Behaviour Change	One Year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Alberta

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: May 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 26, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 7, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): July 8, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 8, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 7, 2022
• Last Verified: October 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Physical Activity; Behavior Change; Young Adult Cancer
• Other Study ID Numbers: S2Survive