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Monitoring Your Exercise-related Metrics Over Time Via Wearable Electronic Devices

Not Applicable
Suspended
Conditions
Cancer
Diabetes
Interventions
Other: Fitbit
Other: Continuous Glucose Monitor
Registration Number
NCT05124405
Lead Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Brief Summary

To test the use of a continuous activity and heart rate tracker (Fitbit) and continuous glucose monitor (CGM) in monitoring daily exercise-related activities.

Detailed Description

Primary objective:

To evaluate the feasibility of a CGM-based physical activity intervention that includes the use of CGM and Fitbit®.

Secondary objectives:

To examine changes in physical activity motivation and other related psychosocial variables (e.g., intention, perceived benefits, outcome expectancy) before and after the intervention.

Exploratory objective:

Examine cancer-related biomarkers and their associations with daily glucose pattern.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
SUSPENDED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
35
Inclusion Criteria
  • Men and women at least 18 years old
  • Body mass index (BMI) 25 kg/m2
  • Engage in less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity PA per week in the past month
  • Capable of participating in moderate-vigorous unsupervised exercise (as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ) or a medical release from their physician)
  • Self-reported ability to walk one block without pain or discomfort
  • Have a smart phone with daily internet access that is compatible with the LibreLink app
  • Ability to speak, read, and write in English
  • For the cancer survivor cohort (participant accession number #21 and beyond), individuals must have been diagnosed with stage I-III breast or colorectal cancer and completed adjuvant therapy (i.e., chemo and/or radiation therapy).
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Self-reported current diagnosis or history of type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes
  • Self-reported use of oral antidiabetic agents (OADs)
  • Previous or current treatment with any insulin regimen other than basal insulin, e.g. prandial or pre-mixed insulin (short term treatment due to intercurrent illness including gestational is allowed at the discretion for the investigator)
  • Current use of a continuous glucose monitor
  • Fasting glucose > 125 mg/dL
  • Pregnancy
  • Self-reported health issues that limit physical activity
  • On dialysis
  • Work overnight shifts
  • Unwilling to use CGM
  • Current participation in other wellness or weight loss-related program or intervention
  • Currently on a low-carb diet
  • Unable to receive REDCap survey through their mobile phones
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM)Continuous Glucose Monitormonitoring daily exercise-related activities
Heart Rate Tracker (Fitbit)Continuous Glucose Monitorcontinuous heart rate activity
Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM)Fitbitmonitoring daily exercise-related activities
Heart Rate Tracker (Fitbit)Fitbitcontinuous heart rate activity
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To evaluate the feasibility of the ( PA) Physical Activity intervention.through study completion, an average of 1 year

The use of CGM through the following criteria: CGM-specific refusal rate \<20% at the participant recruitment phase and protocol adherence rates \>80% at the end of the monitoring period.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

M D Anderson Cancer Center

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Houston, Texas, United States

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