New app aims to help cancer survivors and families stick to healthy habits
NCT ID NCT06746012
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is creating and testing a mobile health app designed to help colorectal cancer survivors and their family caregivers follow healthy lifestyle recommendations. Researchers will work with 70 participants to see if the app is easy to use and acceptable. The goal is to improve adherence to diet and exercise guidelines that can boost health and quality of life after cancer treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mobile health app (Healthy Buckeyes) with Fitbit, exercise bands, health coaching, and caregiver support
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical digital tool to help colorectal cancer survivors and their families adopt and maintain healthier lifestyles, potentially improving their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on developing and testing the app's usability, not on proving health outcomes. The small size (70 participants) and short duration mean results may not apply broadly.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * PATIENTS INCLUSION: * Adults (18 years of age or older) * Diagnosis of stage I-III colon or rectal cancer * Undergone curative-intent complete surgical resection (patients who have received non-operative management for rectal cancer may be eligible) * Completed treatment (i.e., neo-adjuvant, adjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy, radiation, or surgical resection) at least six months prior * Own a smartphone with internet access and can receive text messages * Able to speak, read, and understand English * Self-report ability to independently engage in physical activity determined by the Physical Activity Readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q), and if indicated obtain physician clearance * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2 determined via medical chart review * Presence of a family caregiver (i.e., informal or formal caregiver) willing support the patient and participate in the study * Able to provide informed consent * FAMILY CAREGIVER INCLUSION: * Any adult that resides in the same household as the patient * Willing to participate in all aspects of the intervention and in the assessments required for those in the wait-list control condition if applicable * Meets the patient inclusion criteria number 1, 5, 6, and 10 * SMES INCLUSION: * Medical, radiation, and surgical oncologists; advanced practice providers, registered nurses; dietitians; exercise physiologists; physical therapists, patient navigators and champions/advocates, and social workers with at least 12 months of experience working with CRC survivors Exclusion Criteria: * PATIENTS EXCLUSION: * People with potential contraindications to exercise based on the PAR-Q, for those we are unable to obtain physician clearance * Planned major surgery during the study period * Scheduled to receive any form of cancer therapy during study participation * Concurrent, actively treated other cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer or localized prostate cancer treated with surveillance only) * Self-reported history of severe cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, or joints problems that preclude moderate physical activity (PA) * Self-reported history of psychiatric disorders that preclude participation in the study intervention or prevent the patient from giving informed consent * Concurrent participation in another weight loss, PA, or dietary intervention clinical trial * Currently pregnant or trying to become pregnant during the study period * living outside the United States (US) during the study period * Currently a prisoner * FAMILY CAREGIVER EXCLUSION: * The same as the patient exclusion criteria
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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