Sustaining Physical Activity After Cancer Exercise Sessions

This study is looking at ways to help cancer survivors stay physically active after they finish a community-based exercise program. Researchers want to see if monthly behavior change discussion sessions, sometimes combined with extra exercise classes, can help you keep up your activity levels. They will measure your physical activity at different times over six months to see how well these interventions work. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, can speak English, have been diagnosed with any type of cancer, and completed your main cancer treatments within the last five years, with no new treatments planned for the next nine months.

Study design: This interventional study plans to enroll 105 participants to test different behavioral approaches.
What's involved: You would participate in monthly behavior change discussion sessions for 12 weeks, and potentially attend bi-weekly exercise classes for 12 weeks.
Compensation: Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up: Your physical activity will be measured at baseline, after the exercise program (8 or 12 weeks), and then at 3 and 6 months after the program ends.

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Sustaining Physical Activity After Cancer Exercise Sessions

Recruiting

NAAges 18+InterventionalSupportive care

Colorado State University

~105 participants

Updated 2026-03-19 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What's tested:Responder Monthly Behavior Change Discussion SessionsIncomplete Responder Monthly Behavior Change Discussion SessionsIncomplete Responder Monthly Behavior Change Discussion Sessions + Bi-Weekly Exercise Sessions

At a glance

Recruiting sites

1 of 3 listed sites are recruiting right now

RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open

What they're measuring

Physical Activity program

Measured over Measured at baseline, after completion of the exercise program (either 8-weeks or 12-weeks), 3-months post program, and 6-months post program

Conditions

Exercise Oncology

Physical Activity Behavior

Behavior Change Interventions

Where it's being run

3 sites across 2 states

Colorado2

Wyoming1

Who to contact

Heather Leach, PhD

[email protected]

970-491-8951

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

≥18 years old,

Able to speak/read English,

Diagnosed with any type of cancer,

Completed primary or adjuvant treatment (i.e., chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery) within the previous five years, with no planned treatment within the next nine months. This does not include long-term or chronic therapies such as anti-hormone or targeted therapies (e.g., aromatase inhibitor, androgen deprivation therapy),

Participant is registered/enrolled to participate in one of three community-based exercise programs.

Exclusion

Existing participation in ≥90 minutes per week of at least moderate intensity aerobic exercise AND two or more days per week of resistance exercise or known contraindications for exercise.

Known contraindications for non-medically supervised moderate or greater intensity exercise (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, inability to walk without an assistive device)

Current or planned participation in another exercise oncology program (not one of the three community partner exercise programs), or previous participation in another or one of the three community partner exercise programs in the past 12-months.

What this trial measures

Physical Activity programMeasured at baseline, after completion of the exercise program (either 8-weeks or 12-weeks), 3-months post program, and 6-months post program
Examine the number of participants achieving the exercise guidelines for cancer survivors defined as moderate-intensity aerobic training at least three times per week, for at least 30 minutes, and resistance training at least two times per week. Aerobic exercise will be measured with an accelerometer (continuous bouts of ≥5 minutes of activity at ≥3 METs) and resistance exercise will be measured with a self-report questionnaire (duration and frequency). The measures will be aggregated to determine total amount of physical activity and whether this amount meets or exceeds the recommended guidelines.

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