mHealth Intervention to Promote Cancer Survivors' Physical Activity

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Activity; Quality of Life
• Interventions: Behavioral: Fitbit; Behavioral: Facebook group

• Registration Number: NCT02469727
• Lead Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital

Brief Summary

The Primary Goal is to conduct a 5-10 week randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the Fitbit Flex, a popular, affordable, wearable physical activity tracking device, and the Fitbit mHealth app. The target population will be childhood cancer survivors 14-18 years old recruited from Seattle Children's Hospital. For the intervention group, peer influences will be engaged via a private, social network (e.g. a Facebook group) customized for survivors. Measurements will be completed (1) at baseline, prior to randomization, and (2) during the final week of the intervention period (follow-up measure). This study will provide initial proof of concept and allow for further customization of the intervention for childhood cancer survivors in anticipation of a future, larger proposal to study physical activity and related outcomes over a multi-year period.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-06-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-06-09
• Study First Posted: 2015-06-11
• Study Start: 2015-07
• Primary Completion: 2016-07
• Study Completion: 2016-07
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-12
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• in remission for childhood cancer and previously treated for childhood cancer at Seattle Children's Hospital
• ≥1-year post-cancer therapy
• ambulatory without any known medical contraindications to participation
• able to complete surveys in English
• agree to install and share data from the FitBit smart phone app with the investigators

Exclusion Criteria

• currently or previously used a wearable physical activity sensing device to improve physical activity

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Fitbit + Facebook	Fitbit	Participants will use the Fitbit device and join the Facebook group.
Fitbit + Facebook	Facebook group	Participants will use the Fitbit device and join the Facebook group.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Post-intervention physical activity (measured by accelerometers)	up to week 10

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Post-intervention health related quality of life (measured by questionnaire)	up to week 10

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seattle Children's Research Institute; 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States