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Prostate CancerRiseTxNCT03321149

Reducing Sedentary Behavior Among Prostate Cancer Survivors on Androgen Deprivation Therapy

A study testing RiseTx in people with Prostate Cancer and Prostate Neoplasm, run by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The current study aimed to develop and assess an easy-to-use, highly accessible mobile and web-based application intervention to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity in the hope of reducing the side effects of treatment and improving quality of life for the 13,000 or more prostate cancer survivors… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, men only
Conditions the study is for
Prostate Cancer, Prostate Neoplasm, Cancer
What is being tested?
RiseTx
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
46 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Jul 2015to 1 Oct 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • ≥ 18 years of age
  • Men with localized or asymptomatic metastatic primary prostate cancer (Stage I-III)
  • Currently receiving ADT (continuous and/or intermittent) for at least 6 months
  • Active e-mail address to access the intervention website
  • Proficient in English
  • Physically inactive (< 150 minutes of moderate-intensity PA/week)
  • No uncontrolled co-morbidities
  • Medical clearance from the primary healthcare provider

Who cannot join

None listed.

About this study

Official title: RiseTx: Testing the Feasibility of a Web Application for Reducing Sedentary Behavior Among Prostate Cancer Survivors Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy

The current study aimed to develop and assess an easy-to-use, highly accessible mobile and web-based application intervention to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity in the hope of reducing the side effects of treatment and improving quality of life for the 13,000 or more prostate cancer survivors who are prescribed ADT each year in Canada. The study was conducted in two phases, where Phase one was focused on finding out about the attitudes and perceptions of sedentary behavior and the use of mobile applications among prostate cancer survivors using semi-structured interviews. Together with professional experts and a group of men who were diagnosed with prostate cancer, we developed RiseForTx - an application that is used on a smartphone or tablet to reduce time spent in, and to change patterns of, sedentary behaviour each day (Phase two). Part of the intervention was also focused on increasing daily steps to improve physical activity. We tested the intervention to examine (i) how the application works, (ii) if prostate cancer survivors like it and use it; and (iii) if sedentary behaviour and physical activity can reduce the impact of the side effects for treatment and improve quality of life among men on ADT.

Read the detailed description

In the first 10 days following recruitment, participants met with the research coordinator and were provided with an accelerometer (GT3X) and completed self-report baseline measures. Provided along with the RiseTx application is the Jawbone, which is a wrist-worn device that can assess activity patterns throughout the day and provide sensory alerts to stand after prolonged sitting (i.e., ≥30 minutes of sedentary time). The intervention consisted of five phases following initial data collection, including a baseline phase (weeks 1-2) where participants self-monitored their typical leisure time PA (i.e., step counts) and were asked to 'sync' their Jawbone with the RiseTx application to view their daily progress and steps. This daily self-monitoring process continued over the remaining intervention period. Based on a previously tested ramped step count approach that focuses on increasing walking by an extra 1000 daily steps over a set period, participants attempted to increase daily steps by 1000 over the average of their baseline week. Phases I-III involved progressive release of self-regulatory strategies (e.g., action planning) on the application and targeted changes in both sitting time (and breaks in sitting time) and step counts. Phase I (weeks 3-4) focused on increasing low intensity, incidental movement, through the use of an alerting device, and the Jawbone (reminder to break SED). At this time, an additional +1000 daily step increment was set above baseline. Phase II (weeks 5-6) targeted shorter planned PA (of up to 10 mins) by having participants form action plans on the application for both reducing SED and increasing PA. An additional +1000 daily step increment was set above Phase I. Phase III (weeks 7-8) focused on promoting longer, moderate intensity PA (>10 min), where participants used the application to form coping plans for barriers to reducing sitting time or engaging in PA. An additional +1000 daily step increment was set above Phase II step target. A 4-week consolidation phase (Phase IV and V; weeks 9-12) followed, where participants received weekly reminders that encouraged them to continue to use the RiseTx application to practice combining the different self-regulatory strategies learned in Phases I-III. Following the intervention, there was a 12-week maintenance period (weeks 13-24) where participants no longer received weekly self-regulatory practice reminders, yet still had access to the application.

Being tested
RiseTx
Keywords
Web-based intervention, Sedentary behavior, Lifestyle intervention, Feasibility
Medical subject headings
Prostatic Neoplasms, Neoplasms, Sedentary Behavior

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • RiseTxOther

    Participants were given access to the RiseTx application, as well as given a Jawbone, a wrist-worn device that can assess activity patterns throughout the day and provide sensory alerts to stand after prolonged sitting (i.e., ≥30 minutes of sedentary time). The intervention consisted of five phases following initial data collection that comprised of self-regulatory strategies to reduce sitting time and self-monitoring of step counts.

Study groups in NCT03321149
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
RiseTxExperimentalParticipants were given access to the RiseTx application and an activity monitor to participate in the five phase intervention.
Receives: Other: RiseTx

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Feasibility measures

    Intervention adherence was tracked through website analytics such as number of logins (≥ 3 visits by participants each week to the RiseTx platform)

    Measured: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Physical Activity (PA)

    PA was measured by ActiGraph Model GT3X accelerometers

    Measured: Baseline, 12 Weeks, 24 week follow-up

  2. Step counts

    Weekly step counts were collected using the Jawbone UP24.

    Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks

  3. Sedentary Behavior (SED)

    Volume of SED was measured by ActiGraph Model GT3X accelerometers.

    Measured: Baseline, 12 Weeks, 24 week follow-up

  4. Quality of life

    Quality of life was assessed by the validated Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G).

    Measured: Baseline, 12 Weeks, 24 week follow-up

  5. Cancer-specific quality of life

    FACT-Prostate contains 12 questions that assess the most important targeted symptoms and concerns for participants.

    Measured: Baseline, 12 Weeks, 24 week follow-up

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 Oct 2017
  2. Study start1 Jul 2015
  3. Primary completion1 Oct 2016
  4. Study completion1 Oct 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
46 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03321149
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB2017
Acronym
RiseTx
Status last verified
Oct 2017
First submitted
12 Oct 2017
Last updated
25 Oct 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Gilson ND, Faulkner G, Murphy MH, Meyer MR, Washington T, Ryde GC, Arbour-Nicitopoulos KP, Dillon KA. Walk@Work: An automated intervention to increase walking in university employees not achieving 10,000 daily steps. Prev Med. 2013 May;56(5):283-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.01.022. Epub 2013 Feb 13.

    PubMed 23415624
  • Mitchell MS, Goodman JM, Alter DA, John LK, Oh PI, Pakosh MT, Faulkner GE. Financial incentives for exercise adherence in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Nov;45(5):658-67. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.06.017.

    PubMed 24139781
  • Arain M, Campbell MJ, Cooper CL, Lancaster GA. What is a pilot or feasibility study? A review of current practice and editorial policy. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2010 Jul 16;10:67. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-10-67.

    PubMed 20637084
  • Kuijpers W, Groen WG, Aaronson NK, van Harten WH. A systematic review of web-based interventions for patient empowerment and physical activity in chronic diseases: relevance for cancer survivors. J Med Internet Res. 2013 Feb 20;15(2):e37. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2281.

    PubMed 23425685
  • Cella DF, Tulsky DS, Gray G, Sarafian B, Linn E, Bonomi A, Silberman M, Yellen SB, Winicour P, Brannon J, et al. The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy scale: development and validation of the general measure. J Clin Oncol. 1993 Mar;11(3):570-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1993.11.3.570.

    PubMed 8445433
  • Esper P, Mo F, Chodak G, Sinner M, Cella D, Pienta KJ. Measuring quality of life in men with prostate cancer using the functional assessment of cancer therapy-prostate instrument. Urology. 1997 Dec;50(6):920-8. doi: 10.1016/S0090-4295(97)00459-7.

    PubMed 9426724
  • Leon AC, Davis LL, Kraemer HC. The role and interpretation of pilot studies in clinical research. J Psychiatr Res. 2011 May;45(5):626-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.10.008. Epub 2010 Oct 28.

    PubMed 21035130
  • Trinh L, Arbour-Nicitopoulos KP, Sabiston CM, Berry SR, Loblaw A, Alibhai SMH, Jones JM, Faulkner GE. RiseTx: testing the feasibility of a web application for reducing sedentary behavior among prostate cancer survivors receiving androgen deprivation therapy. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2018 Jun 7;15(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0686-0.

    PubMed 29880049

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing RiseTx in people with Prostate Cancer and Prostate Neoplasm, run by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Oct 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Feasibility measures (time frame: 12 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03321149, which also lists 8 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Oct 2017.

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