Status:
COMPLETED
Daughters, dUdes, Mothers and othErs Fighting Cancer Together
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Conditions:
Cancer
Overweight and Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this protocol is to conduct a 2-arm, single-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) in which 56 dyads (defined as consisting of an overweight or obese cancer survivor of an o...
Detailed Description
The specific aims of this protocol are to: 1) determine whether dyads (comprised of an overweight / obese cancer survivor and an overweight / obese buddy of his or her choosing) lose significantly mor...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults age 18+ for whom at least one dyad member has been diagnosed and completed curative treatment for localized renal cancer, or loco-regional ovarian, colorectal, endometrial, or female breast cancer. (Loco-regional prostate cancer survivors are also eligible but could be on active surveillance).
- Diagnosed as overweight or obese (BMI \>25 kg/m2.
- Low vegetable and fruit intake (\<2.5 cups day).
- Low physical activity (\<150 minutes per week).
- English-speaking and writing.
- Completed at least 5th grade.
- Uses the internet and owns a mobile phone.
Exclusion
- Diagnosed with uncontrolled chronic conditions (i.e., diabetes, blood pressure, CVD, etc)
- Diagnosed with a health conditions that precludes adherence to an unsupervised weight loss intervention (e.g., pregnancy, end-stage renal disease, etc).
- Instructed by a physician to limit physical activity AND have paralysis, dementia, blindness, unstable angina, untreated stage 3 hypertension, or recent history of heart attack, congestive heart failure or pulmonary conditions that required oxygen or hospitalization within 6 months.
- Diagnosed with other cancers (except non-malignant skin cancer), cancer recurrence or metastatic disease.
- Resides in a skilled nursing or assisted living facility.
- Resides more than 15 minute driving distance from dyad partner.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 15 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 15 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
112 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04132219
Start Date
October 15 2020
End Date
February 15 2022
Last Update
December 15 2022
Active Locations (1)
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UAB School of Health Professions, Department of Nutrition Sciences
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294