Recruitment, adherence, and retention of endometrial cancer survivors in a behavioural lifestyle programme: the Diet and Exercise in Uterine Cancer Survivors (DEUS) parallel randomised pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Healthy eating and physical activity may help endometrial cancer survivors (ECS) improve their quality of life. However, most ECS do not meet the relevant guidelines. This pilot trial aimed to test the study feasibility procedures for a definitive trial of a behavioural lifestyle programme.

Design and setting

This 24-week parallel two-arm randomised pilot trial took place in two hospitals in London, UK (April 2015-June 2016).

Participants

Sixty disease-free ECS within 3 years of diagnosis.

Interventions

Participants were randomised using minimisation to receive the intervention or care as usual. The 'Shape-Up following cancer treatment' programme used self-monitoring, goal-setting, self-incentives, problem-solving and group social support for 12 hours

SUBMITTER: Koutoukidis DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5640120 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature