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Telephone Counseling-Mailed Materials Versus Internet Interventions in Overweight Cancer Survivors

NCT01311856 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2019-05-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this behavioral research study is to learn if an internet or phone based exercise and weight management program can help cancer survivors to lose weight and change their eating and exercise behavior.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Arm (mail/telephone)

Participants will receive print materials on diet and exercise, telephone counseling calls (3 weekly calls, 2 semi-weekly calls, 4 monthly calls; 15-30 minutes in length), and customized mailed progress reports every 6 weeks to adhere to diet and exercise recommendations.

BEHAVIORAL

Internet Arm

Participants will access print information online. Participants will also participate in a discussion forum facilitated by the intervention staff, have the opportunity to email questions directly to the intervention staff, and receive progress reports every 6 weeks by email.

BEHAVIORAL

Surveys and Questionnaires

9 online surveys to be completed before intervention sessions. After 14 weeks on study, questionnaires will be mailed for completion at home and mailed back to the study staff.

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise and Diet

15 minutes of strength exercise every other day, \>30 minutes of walking or other moderate-intensity exercise on 5 or more days of the week. Diet recommendations for both groups.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karen Basen-Engquist, PHD, BA, MPH · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-03-31
Primary Completion
2020-03-31
Completion
2021-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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