Clinical trial · Observational
Telephone Counseling-Mailed Materials Versus Internet Interventions in Overweight Cancer Survivors
Telephone Counseling-Mailed Materials Versus Internet Weight Management Interventions in Overweight Cancer Survivors
NCT01311856CI-TRIAL-00038710unknownClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
The goal of this behavioral research study is to learn if an internet or phone based exercise and weight management program can help cancer survivors to lose weight and change their eating and exercise behavior.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
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 |
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise and Diet | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Internet Arm | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard Arm (mail/telephone) | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Surveys and Questionnaires | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Standard Arm (mail/telephone)
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Standard Arm (mail/telephone)
- Behavioral: Surveys and Questionnaires
- Behavioral: Exercise and Diet
- label
- Internet Arm
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Internet Arm
- Behavioral: Surveys and Questionnaires
- Behavioral: Exercise and Diet
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Recruitment Rate
- timeFrame
- 6 months
- description
- Recruitment and drop-out rates in both treatment groups used to assess internal validity of study by comparison of drop-out between two study conditions, and drop-outs to completers.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of either loco-regional breast cancer (Stages 0 - IIIA), colon cancer (Stages I - II), endometrial cancer (Stages I - IIIa) or prostate cancer (Stages I - II); 2. No history of other cancers (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer); 3. Age 18 years of age or older; 4. BMI greater than or equal to 25; 5. Has access to a computer with high-speed internet; 6. Has access to a telephone for possible multiple counseling sessions; 7. Living in the Houston area (Harris county or a contiguous county); 8. Has agreed in the protocol 2009-0544 survey to be re-contacted about studies (for breast, prostate, and colon cancer survivors), or is an endometrial cancer survivor seen seen by an MD Anderson gynecologic oncologist at MD Anderson or an outreach site; 9. Able to come to MD Anderson for assessments at baseline and six-month intervals; 10. Has completed primary cancer treatment and is at least 3 months from surgery (if elected); 11. Able to read and speak English; and 12. Able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have pre-existing medical conditions that preclude adherence to an unsupervised exercise program or a low-fat, high fruit and vegetable (F\&V) diet; 2. Persons using walker or wheelchair/scooter; 3. Women who are pregnant; and 4. Patients that are identified as having metastatic disease at the time of recruitment.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDCox M, Basen-Engquist K, Carmack CL, Blalock J, Li Y, Murray J, Pisters L, Rodriguez-Bigas M, Song J, Cox-Martin E, Demark-Wahnefried W. Comparison of Internet and Telephone Interventions for Weight Loss Among Cancer Survivors: Randomized Controlled Trial and Feasibility Study. JMIR Cancer. 2017 Sep 27;3(2):e16. doi: 10.2196/cancer.7166. PMID 28954716