Recruitment of young adult cancer survivors into a randomized controlled trial of an mHealth physical activity intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Few studies have recruited young adult cancer survivors (YACS) from around the USA into remotely-delivered behavioral clinical trials. This study describes recruitment strategies used in the IMproving Physical Activity after Cancer Treatment (IMPACT) study, a 12-month randomized controlled trial of a mobile physical activity intervention for YACS.

Methods

We conducted formative work to guide development of recruitment messages and used a variety of methods and channels to recruit posttreatment YACS (diagnosed ages 18-39, participating in < 150 min/week of moderate-to-vigorous intensity activity). We used targeted social media advertisements, direct mailings, clinical referrals, and phone calls to potentially eligible individuals identified through local tumor registr

SUBMITTER: Valle CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8981777 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature