Leading Healthy Eating and Activity Promotion Program

University of Alabama at Birmingham100 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Cancer Survivor Cancer Oncology

Interventions

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.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 89 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Weekly intake of vegetables, fruit, and sugar sweetened beverages

Each participant reports the average times per week they eat vegetables, eat fruit, and drink sugar sweetened beverages

Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks

Average time spent doing physical activity based on accelerometer

Measuring physical activity from one-week of wearing an accelerometer

Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks

Body mass index (BMI)

Trained research staff will measure height using portable stadiometer (baseline only; no shoes) and weight using portable calibrated scale (light clothing without shoes) to calculate BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared)

Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Overall quality of life score

self reported survey to collect data about physical, mental, and social health on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being excellent and 1 being poor

Time frame: Baseline, 12-weeks

Self-report physical activity

Participants report time per day or week doing moderate intensity physical activity, doing vigorous intensity physical activity, walking, and sitting.

Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks

Evaluation of the LEAP Program

Participants complete a survey about the LEAP Program activities they did and feedback on the program

Time frame: 12 weeks

Physical performance

Number of times a participant can stand up from a chair in 30 seconds and the time it takes for a participant to stand up from a chair, walk 10 feet, and return to sit in the chair

Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks

Leading Healthy Eating and Activity Promotion Program

Overview

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Outcomes

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