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Making Healthy Habits Stick
Recruiting
Making Healthy Habits Stick: Extended Contact Interventions to Promote Long-Term Physical Activity in Cancer Survivors
Who can join
Ages 19 and older · Women
Full eligibility criteria
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
About the study
The aim of this project is to help increase physical activity maintenance in cancer survivors.
What is being tested
- Short Message System (SMS) (behavioral)
- Peer Coach (behavioral)
- Usual Care (behavioral)
- Peer Coach and SMS (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of Tennessee · Participants: 260 · Started: Jan 27, 2025
Contact the study team
- Michelle Martin, PhD · Phone: 901-448-2383
- Talia Williams, BA · Phone: 901-448-8682
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06745180
Locations in the U.S.
| Alabama | University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham |
| Tennessee | University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.