Mobile support to help young cancer survivors manage weight
Using Tailored mHealth Strategies to Promote Weight Management among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
This program uses a website and app with personalized goals to help adolescent and young adult cancer survivors lose weight and be more active.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Chapel Hill, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11310183 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you join, you'll use a 6‑month app and website program created just for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors that gives personalized diet and activity goals. The program focuses on boosting your motivation by helping you feel capable, connected, and in control. You will use simplified tracking, adaptive goal-setting, and get tailored feedback on your progress. Participants will be randomly assigned to the program or a comparison group so researchers can compare outcomes.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors with overweight or obesity who can use a smartphone or website and are willing to follow a 6‑month weight management program.
Not a fit: People without reliable internet/smartphone access, those who are already at a healthy weight, or those with medical restrictions that prevent diet or activity changes may not benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could help AYA cancer survivors lose weight, lower cardiometabolic risk, and improve long‑term health.
How similar studies have performed: Mobile weight‑loss programs have helped some adults, but tailored weight management programs specifically for AYA cancer survivors are novel and not yet well proven.
Where this research is happening
Chapel Hill, United States
- Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Valle, Carmina G — Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- Study coordinator: Valle, Carmina G
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.