Clinical trial · Interventional
Health and Energy Through Active Living Every Day (HEALED) After Cancer Pilot Intervention for Cancer Survivors
Health and Energy Through Active Living Every Day After Cancer: The HEALED Pilot Intervention for Cancer Survivors in CPS-3
- 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 proposed pilot study will test the acceptability, feasibility, and safety of a twelve-week, two-arm randomized control intervention embedded within the Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3), a prospective cohort study of cancer incidence and mortality initiated by the American Cancer Society. The proposed Health and Energy through Active Living Every Day (HEALED) intervention is intended for survivors of a cancer with a 5-year survival (at Stage I and II) of at least 65% that has a strong level of evidence for association with physical inactivity according to the 2018 PA Guidelines Advisory Committee Report (breast, colon, endometrium, kidney, and bladder). In line with social cognitive theory behavior change techniques, participants will be provided information and skills necessary to be more physically active and less sedentary after a cancer diagnosis. New materials will be disseminated monthly through a website open only to participants, and include: at-home exercise demonstration videos, research news, discussion boards, success stories, infographics for exercise recommendations, etc. This intervention will add to the very minimal evidence base for PA interventions for diverse cancer survivors in a cost-effective manner.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Fatigue | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Quality of Life | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical activity | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention
- description
- Aspects of the HEALED intervention are based on various components of successful interventions for breast cancer survivors and older adults, NCI funding priorities, CPS-3 survivor preferences discussed in prior focus groups and survivorship research from other cohorts. As such, HEALED participants will receive monthly motivational e-mails, based on prior studies of the most effective delivery time intervals for interventions involving cancer survivors, with links to a web-based platform which will provide: physical activity information (largely consisting of publicly available evidence-based resources), at-home exercise demonstrations/videos for survivors of all fitness levels, personal survivor stories, physical activity/sitting recommendations (based on National Guidelines and ACS guidelines for survivors), positive messaging, a space for SMART goal setting, a platform for physical activity tracking, a discussion board, etc.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Physical activity
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Wait-list control
- description
- Wait-listed control group will be instructed to continue behavior "as-usual". They will receive access to the HEALED website at the end of the 12-week intervention period.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Response to 2018 CPS-3 English survey * Stage I or II pre- or postmenopausal breast, colon, endometrium, kidney, or bladder cancer * E-mail address on record * Less than 150 minutes MVPA/week and/or no strength training reported on 2018 survey Exclusion Criteria: * Not community-dwelling * Unable to walk * Currently undergoing treatment for a cancer recurrence * "Yes" response to PAR-Q items
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDRees-Punia E, Leach CR, Westmaas JL, Dempsey LF, Roberts AM, Nocera JR, Patel AV. Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Web-Based Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Intervention for Survivors of Physical Inactivity-Related Cancers. Int J Behav Med. 2022 Apr;29(2):220-229. doi: 10.1007/s12529-021-09999-5. Epub 2021 May 6. PMID 33954891