Views on Cancer Prevention and Daily Lifestyle

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Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer, Sedentary Lifestyle

In brief

This study is to assess how a theoretically guided mHealth communication informed by evidence of thoughts and affect about colorectal cancer can enhance how an existing mHealth (cell/mobile based text messaging health promotion) intervention increased physical activity in healthy adults.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03575117

Run by

University of California, Merced

People needed

84

Starts

2018-05-01

Expected to finish

2019-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2022-11-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Open to all interested who are 18 years of age and older, all genders, all ethnic and/or racial identities, and regardless of health status.
• Capacity to engage in physical active without medical and/or assisted supervision. During screening, this will be assessed by the Physical Activity Readiness (PAR-Q) survey. It confirms capacity to engage in physical activity that does not need to be medically/professionally supervised.
• Has interest and ability to receive Short Message Service (SMS) text messages linked to a cell phone and access to the internet for information that is web based.
• Individuals who report light/moderate physically active and sedentary lifestyles (<6.0 METs). METs are the metabolic equivalents that measures the energy related to physical activity and/or sedentary behavior.
• Interest in wearing a pedometer.

You may not qualify if…

• Reports of vigorous levels of physical activity. Specifically, those who report >6.0 METs. METs are the metabolic equivalents that measures the energy related to physical activity and/or sedentary behavior.
• Those who report that a medical doctor has recommended anytime with the last 12 months that there be limited physical activity due to heart disease, pain, physical ailments, dizziness, loss of consciousness, bone/joint problems related to engaging in physical activity.
• Those who report that a doctor recommended against engaging in supervised physical activity and/or moderate physical activity (such as walking, riding a bicycle, or mowing the lawn).

Where it is running

• University of California, Merced — Merced, California, United States

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