Recruiting

Healthy Behavior Change

Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Code:

NCT06868524

Conditions

Cancer Survivor

Cancer

Oncology

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

LEAP Program

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of the LEAP project is to improve the health and well-being of cancer survivors and their co-survivors living in persistent poverty areas by providing healthy behavior change support. This will be done by engaging the community in adapting beneficial approaches for promoting healthy diet and regular physical activity into a program for cancer survivors and co-survivors that is appropriate for the persistent poverty context and social determinants of health.

Conditions

Cancer Survivor

Cancer

Oncology

Study ID

NCT06868524

Start date

Oct 30, 2025

Status verified date

Dec, 2025

Completion date

Mar 1, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar 1, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Between the ages of 18 and 89
  • English speaking
  • Resident of Birmingham area or surrounding community
  • History of any type of cancer or the friend or family with of a cancer survivor

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Serious difficulty hearing
  • History of dementia or organic brain syndrome
  • On primary treatment for cancer
  • No other other medical, psychological, or social characteristic that would interfere with participation in evaluation

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Program participants

Agree to evaluate a community-based, publicly available program combining a website with optional in person group sessions.

Interventions

LEAP Program

Combines a publicly available website with educational materials related to healthy eating, regular exercise, and a healthy body weight. Interested community members can also join optional in person community-based events that reinforce the educational material on the website.

Primary outcome measure

  • Weekly intake of vegetables, fruit, and sugar sweetened beverages [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks ]
  • Average time spent doing physical activity based on accelerometer [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks ]
  • Body mass index (BMI) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Sydney McGlawn

205-934-8821sburdette@uabmc.edu

Marie-Therese Cooper

205-934-6897marietheresejcooper@uabmc.edu

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35243

Contacts

Sydney McGlawn

205-934-8821sburdette@uabmc.edu

Marie-Therese Cooper

205-934-6897marietheresejcooper@uabmc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Laura Rogers, MD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Last update posted

May 19, 2026

Last verified

Dec, 2025

Keywords

  • cancer survivor
  • cancer
  • oncology
  • exercise
  • nutrition
  • diet
  • healthy lifestyle
  • behavior change

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 Alabama at Birmingham on 2026-05-19.