New program aims to help colorectal cancer patients build healthier habits
NCT ID NCT07632313
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 6-week health behavior program for 40 colorectal cancer patients who are at least 3 months past surgery. The program uses counseling and support to encourage healthy habits like diet and exercise. Researchers want to see if it's practical and helps improve patients' health behaviors and well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- health behavior intervention program based on temporal self-regulation theory
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical, low-cost program to help colorectal cancer patients adopt healthier behaviors after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply widely. The intervention is behavioral, not a medical treatment, so it won't directly affect the cancer itself.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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 to 75 years
- 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: Age ≥ 18 years; patients who meet the diagnostic criteria for colorectal cancer outlined in the "Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer (2023 Edition)" and for whom the time since surgery is ≥ 3 months; patients who are able to understand the study and complete the questionnaire independently; and patients who voluntarily agree to participate. Exclusion Criteria: Patients with severe cardiac, hepatic, or renal insufficiency or other serious systemic diseases; patients with cognitive or psychiatric disorders; patients with severe postoperative complications (such as anastomotic leakage or severe wound infection); patients with metastatic cancer or concurrent malignant tumors; patients with a life expectancy of less than 6 months.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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