Clinical Research Directory
Browse clinical research sites, groups, and studies.
The Active After Cancer Trial (AACT)
Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Summary
This study is being done to determine whether a telephone-based counseling intervention can help survivors of breast and colorectal cancer increase their weekly physical activity. Observational evidence suggests that physical activity after breast and colorectal cancer diagnosis decreases recurrence rates. Unfortunately, many people become less active during cancer therapy, and a substantial proportion never return to pre-diagnosis levels of physical activity. This study looks to see if people who have recently finished chemotherapy for breast, colon or rectal cancer can be motivated to increase their exercise by talking to an exercise specialist over the phone. The study also looks at changes in mood, fatigue, fitness, fat distribution and weight.
Official title: Pilot Study of a Multicenter, Telephone-Based Exercise Intervention for Patients With Early-Stage Breast and Colorectal Cancer: The Active After Cancer Trial (AACT)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2007-10
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2026-02-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Telephone-Based exercise intervention
Exercise counselling offered via telephone calls
Locations (9)
University of California at San Diego
La Jolla, California, United States
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
New Hampshire Oncology Hematology
Concord, New Hampshire, United States
Lakes Regional Healthcare Hematology Oncology
Hooksett, New Hampshire, United States
Rosewell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, United States
Hematology Oncology Associates of Central New York
East Syracuse, New York, United States
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Vermont Cancer Center
Burlington, Vermont, United States