Personalized self-management program to help colorectal cancer survivors adopt healthier habits

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This randomized, double-arm Phase 2 study will enroll 120 gastrointestinal cancer survivors and randomize them 1:1 to a 6-week personalized self-management training (PSMT) or a standardized self-management training (SSMT). Both interventions are delivered by licensed occupational therapists with doctoral training. The primary outcome is adherence to healthy behavior recommendations, and researchers will also collect patient experience data. Eligible participants are adults within 10 years of a GI cancer diagnosis who report willingness to work on at least one lifestyle risk factor and show low-to-moderate adherence on the WCRF/AICR scale.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age ≥18 years at the time of consent.
* A Diagnosis of Stage I-IV colorectal cancer (CRC) or other gastrointestinal cancer within the past 10 years prior to enrollment.
* Ability to speak, write, and read English or Spanish sufficiently to allow for program participation.
* Identified by self-report as having willingness and interest to work on at least one lifestyle-related risk factor. Lifestyle-related risk factors include diet, physical activity, body composition, alcohol use.
* Scoring ≤3.5 on the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) Health Behavior Adherence Scale or in the lower two tertiles in any one subcomponent, consistent with moderate to low adherence to healthy behavior recommendations (HBRs).
* Ambulatory and independent in activities of daily living (ADL).
* Written informed consent obtained from subject and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Cognitive or mental impairments that in the opinion of the Principal Investigator or study physician would hinder the program participation.

Where it's running

• University of Southern California
  Los Angeles, California, United States Recruiting
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  Los Angeles, California, United States Active not recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Alix G Sleight, PhD, OTD, MPH, OTR/L — University of Southern California
• Study coordinator: Alix G Sleight, PhD, OTD, MPH, OTR/L
• Email: alix.sleight@chan.usc.edu
• Phone: 323-442-0146

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.