Recruiting

Healthy Habits

Sponsor:

University of Tennessee

Code:

NCT06745180

Conditions

Cancer

Physical Activity

Cancer Survivor

Cancer Survivorship

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 19+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Short Message System (SMS)

Peer Coach

Usual Care

Peer Coach and SMS

Study Details

Brief summary:

The aim of this project is to help increase physical activity maintenance in cancer survivors.

Conditions

Cancer

Physical Activity

Cancer Survivor

Cancer Survivorship

Study ID

NCT06745180

Start date

Jan 27, 2025

Status verified date

Sep, 2025

Completion date

Mar 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar 31, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 19+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • woman age of 19 or older
  • identifies as African American or Black
  • have a history of cancer
  • have completed post-primary treatment for cancer (i.e., chemotherapy, radiation)
  • agree to allow research team to confirm cancer diagnosis with your physician
  • If received surgery, must be at least 8 weeks post-surgery
  • willing to have regular physician provide medical clearance for study participation
  • willing to provide home address if qualified for the study
  • willing and able to use videoconference platform such as Zoom for study activities (must be both willing and able)
  • willing and able to send and/or receive text messages (must be both willing and able)
  • has US phone number
  • has an email address
  • if has no email address, must be willing to create one
  • English speaking
  • Able to ambulate without assistance (does not need to use a cane, a walker, or a wheelchair)
  • willing and able to complete 3-5 exercise session per week on their own for the duration of the study; if answered no, please explain
  • willing to attend individual and group sessions via videoconferences during study participation; if answered no, please explain.
  • willing to attend assessments via videoconference during study participation; if answered no, please explain.
  • willing to complete surveys during study participation; if answered no, please explain.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Metastatic or recurrent cancer
  • another cancer diagnosis in the past 5 years (not including skin or cervical cancer in situ)
  • have severe orthopedic, joints or any other condition that stops individual from being active
  • unstable angina
  • have paint, tightness, or heaviness in chest EITHER when resting OR then physically active
  • have New York Heart Association class II, III, OR IV congestive heart failure
  • blood pressure has been over 160/100 at least twice in the past 6 months (either number; 160 or 100)
  • have uncontrolled asthma
  • have interstitial lung disease that requires extra oxygen
  • have dementia or organize brain syndrome
  • have schizophrenia or active psychosis
  • have had a stroke or other problem that left individual disables or with paralysis (unable to move or feel any part of body)
  • have hearing problems that make it hard to carry on a phone conversation
  • blind or partially blind
  • planned surgery during the first 6 month of study participation (if unapproved by PI)
  • planned knee or hip surgery during the first 6 month of study participation
  • anticipate changes in usual medications during the first 6 months of study participation (if unapproved by PI)
  • have been told by a physician to only do exercise prescribed by a physician
  • have been told by a physician to limit physical activity
  • have a contraindication to engaging in moderate intensity aerobic exercise
  • have completed on average, more than 90 min/week of moderate-intensity or more that 30 min/week of vigorous exercise in the past 6 months
  • trouble with balance or moving around safely
  • are currently pregnant or anticipate pregnant during study participation
  • currently participating in another exercise study
  • have BMI ≥ 50

Study Design

Enrollment

260 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Factorial

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Peer Coach and SMS

SMS and peer coach interventions focused on physical activity maintenance

experimental: Peer Coach

Peer coach intervention focused on physical activity maintenance

experimental: Short Message Service (SMS)

SMS intervention focused on physical activity maintenance

other: Usual Care

Written materials focused on physical activity maintenance

Interventions

Short Message System (SMS)

The Short Message System (SMS) intervention focuses on personalized, adaptive SMS messages that help the participant maintain physical activity behaviors.

Peer Coach

The peer coach will deliver an intervention that will help participants maintain physical activity.

Usual Care

Participants will be given written materials providing advice on maintaining their physical activity.

Peer Coach and SMS

The Short Message System (SMS) intervention focuses on personalized, adaptive SMS messages that help the participant maintain physical activity behaviors. The peer coach will deliver an intervention that will help participants maintain physical activity.

Primary outcome measure

  • Physical Activity (patient reported outcome) [ Time Frame: From Baseline to 15 Month Assessment ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Michelle Martin, PhD

901-448-2383mmart126@uthsc.edu

Talia Williams, BA

901-448-8682twill213@uthsc.edu

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294

Contacts

Laura Rogers, MD, MPH

205-934-9735lqrogers@uabmc.edu

Ildiko Nyikos, MA, ACSM-RCEP, EIM-3

205-975-0002inyikos@uabmc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Laura Rogers, MD, MPH

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Recruiting

Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38163

Contacts

Michelle Martin, PhD

901-448-2383mmart126@uthsc.edu

Talia Williams, BA

901-448-8682twill213@uthsc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Michelle Martin,, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Tennessee

Last update posted

Oct 1, 2025

Last verified

Sep, 2025

Keywords

  • Physical Activity
  • Cancer
  • Cancer Survivor
  • Exercise
  • Cancer Survivorship

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Tennessee on 2025-10-01.