Telehealth program aims to help cancer survivors kick bad habits
NCT ID NCT05687604
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a telehealth program to help cancer survivors quit smoking, lose weight, and get more active. About 1500 participants will either get coaching sessions or just information. The goal is to see which approach works better for improving long-term health.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Northwestern Medicine patient * Over 18 years old * Meet at least 1 of the following 3 criteria: * Engage in \<150 min/week of physical activity * BMI of ≥25 * Report that they currently smoke or smoked within the last year * Diagnosed with any cancer (except non-melanoma skin) * Ability to attend telehealth visits either via landline, cell phone, smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer * 3 months post curative intent treatment if BMI of ≥25 or engage in \<150 min/week of physical activity * Post curative intent treatment if they currently smoke or smoked within the last year Exclusion Criteria: * Currently in another dietary, weight loss, smoking cessation (including cessation pharmacotherapy), or physical activity treatment/intervention. * Limited level of oral and written English or Spanish * Cognitively impaired adults * Prisoners * Participants will be excluded from the physical activity and weight loss interventions (but not the smoking cessation component) for: * Absolute contraindications to exercise (i.e., acute myocardial infarction, complete heart block, acute congestive heart failure, unstable angina, uncontrolled hypertension), metastatic disease or planned elective surgery * Pregnant or plans to become pregnant. * Individuals engaging in the physical activity or weight loss interventions must pass pre- physical activity participation screening or obtain medical clearance
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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