Clinical trial · Interventional
Community Volunteers Promoting Physical Activity Among Cancer Survivors
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Physical activity programs, when offered in research settings, have been shown to improve quality of life and reduce fatigue among breast cancer survivors. The investigators are training Reach to Recovery volunteers at the American Cancer Society (New England Division) to provide a 12-week telephone-based physical activity program (RTR Plus) for breast cancer survivors. The comparison group of survivors will receive Reach to Recovery services (RTR). Physical activity, fatigue and other outcomes will be examined among 108 breast cancer survivors at the start of the program, at 12 weeks and 24 weeks. If the physical activity program is found to be effective, there is a potential for dissemination among the 13,000 Reach to Recovery volunteers across the U.S.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moving Forward Together 2 | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Phone-based PA program (RTR Plus)
- description
- The PA intervention consists of PA counseling, matched to participants' motivational readiness, plus educational materials. RTR volunteers or "coaches" will be asked to contact participants by telephone once a week for 12 weeks. The purpose of these calls is to build a supportive relationship with the participant, monitor PA participation, identify any health concerns, assist the participant to identify relevant barriers to PA and help her to problem solve to overcome such barriers.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Moving Forward Together 2
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard RTR services (RTR)
- description
- RTR volunteers will contact the participants in this group by telephone once a week, providing support and information integral to RTR. The volunteers will also review the educational materials sent to all participants receiving RTR services. This will allow the volunteers to build a relationship with the participants over 12 weeks and ensure that these participants receive a minimal intervention, reducing the risk of attrition at the 12-week assessment.
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Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion criteria: * Women aged 21 years or over with Stage 0-3 breast cancer will be eligible if they: * Are requesting Reach to Recovery services from the American Cancer Society. * Have been diagnosed in the past 5 years with Stage 0-3 breast cancer. * Are able to read and speak English. * Are ambulatory. * Are sedentary (i.e., do not meet recommendations for moderate-intensity PA \[30 minutes/ day or more for at least 5 days/ week\] or vigorous-intensity PA \[20 minutes/day or more for at least 3 days/week\]. * Are able to walk unassisted. * Have access to a telephone. Exclusion criteria: * Women with: * More advanced disease (Stage 4). * Medical or psychiatric problems (e.g., substance abuse, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, and orthopedic problems) that may interfere with protocol adherence will not be included. * Participants will be asked to provide consent for medical chart review to extract disease and treatment variables. Eligible participants will obtain medical clearance from their physicians.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDPinto BM, Dunsiger SI, DeScenza VR, Stein K. Mediators of physical activity outcomes in a peer-led intervention for breast cancer survivors. Psychooncology. 2023 Apr;32(4):619-627. doi: 10.1002/pon.6107. Epub 2023 Jan 27. PMID 36683179