Digital Health Coaching for Cancer Survivors
This study, called "Comprehensive Outcomes for After Cancer Health," is looking at how a digital health coaching program can help people who have completed cancer treatment. The program includes weekly calls and information on health and wellness topics (like nutrition and exercise) delivered through text, email, or an app. Participants will also use a Fitbit to track their activity. The study aims to see if this coaching is acceptable and practical, and if it helps you feel more confident in managing your health over 12 months. You may be able to join if you are 18 or older, have been diagnosed with cancer, and are within one year of finishing your main treatment or have metastatic cancer. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 625 participants. It uses a randomized wait-list control design.
- What's involved
- If you are in the intervention group, you will receive 6 months of digital coaching followed by 6 months of monitoring. If you are in the control group, you will be monitored for 6 months, then receive 6 months of digital coaching.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be monitored for outcomes for up to 12 months.
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Comprehensive Outcomes for After Cancer Health
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
7 sites across 6 statesStudy leadership
- Marilyn Hammer, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Alexi Wright, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Elizabeth Arthur, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Ohio State University
- Jessica Krok-Schoen, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Ohio State University
- Robin Lally, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · The University of Nebraska
- Rachael Schmidt, DNP · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Nebraska Medicine
- Debra E Lyon, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Florida College of Nursing
- Anneliese Gonzalez, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School
- Kathrin Milbury, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Kristen Fessele, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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What this trial measures
- Acceptability of coaching interventionAt 6 months following the start of the coaching intervention
A 3-item questionnaire evaluating the following: 1) The digital health coaching program is easy to participate in; 2) the digital health coaching program is useful to me; 3) the digital health coaching program is relevant to my survivorship experience. Responses will be provided on a 10-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (Not at all) to 10 (Very Much).
- Feasibility of coaching interventionAt 6 months following the start of the coaching intervention
A retention rate greater than or equal to 70%. Retention is defined as individuals who agree to participate in the digital health coaching program completing the 6-months of engagement post-enrollment.
- Change in Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic DiseaseChange in baseline perception of self-efficacy at 12 months
A 6-item instrument measures how confident an individual is in engaging in certain health management activities. Responses are provided on a 10-point scale ranging from 1(not at all confident) to 10 (totally confident). A mean score is calculated for the instrument with a higher score indicating higher self-efficacy.