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Text Messaging Dietary Intervention for Colorectal Cancer Survivors

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Erin Van Blarigan, ScD

Research Sponsored by University of California, San Francisco

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up at 12 weeks

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests if a tailored text message intervention can help CRC survivors eat more whole grain foods & less refined grain foods, which may reduce their risk of death.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for English or Spanish-speaking adults over 18 who have had colon or rectal adenocarcinoma, are not currently on cancer treatment, and own a mobile phone. They should eat grains but less than half of their grain intake is whole grains, and they must be fully recovered from any major surgeries at least 6 weeks prior.

What is being tested?

The study tests if personalized text messages can help colorectal cancer survivors increase their whole grain consumption. It involves sending tailored dietary advice via texts along with surveys to monitor progress and provide nutrition education.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves only text messaging and educational content about diet, there are no direct medical side effects expected from participating in this trial.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ at 12 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~at 12 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at 12 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)

Median response rate to text messages

Overall median score on the System Usability Scale (SUS)

+2 more

Secondary study objectives

Change in mean total daily fiber intake (g/d) reported on the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ)

Change in percent of grains that are whole reported on the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ)

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Text message interventionExperimental Treatment3 Interventions

Adaptive 12-week text message intervention using reinforcement learning to increase whole grain and reduce refined grain intake. Participants will also complete semi-structured follow-up interviews and study related questionnaires.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Dietary intervention via Text Messaging

2023

N/A

~50

Nutrition Education

2018

Completed Phase 3

~7810