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NCT number NCT05390398
Other study ID # NL75999.091.21
Secondary ID
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date January 18, 2022
Est. completion date December 31, 2024

Study information

Verified date April 2024
Source Wageningen University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The SoFiT study is a randomized controlled trial examining the effects of a behaviour change guided lifestyle intervention on increasing adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund cancer prevention guidelines, compared to the wait-list usual care group, on diminishing cancer-related fatigue in colorectal cancer survivors.


Description:

The SoFiT study is a randomized controlled trial examining the effects of a behaviour change guided lifestyle intervention on increasing adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) cancer prevention guidelines, compared to the wait-list usual care group, on diminishing cancer-related fatigue in colorectal cancer survivors. Colorectal cancer survivors who completed treatment six months to five years ago and who suffer from cancer-related fatigue, are randomized into two parallel groups: an intervention group or the wait-list usual care group. The intervention group follows a six-month personalized lifestyle program, which is guided by behaviour change techniques, to increase adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund cancer prevention guidelines on healthy nutrition, physical activity and healthy weight. Participants are guided by a lifestyle coach specialized in behaviour change. The wait-list usual care group receives a lifestyle program after the intervention period of six months: this includes two personalized behavioural coaching sessions and any material that the intervention group also received. Both groups participate in measurements at baseline, three months, at the end of the intervention (six months) and at follow-up (twelve months). The follow-up timepoint is included to study long-term behavioural lifestyle change. The primary outcome is the change in cancer-related fatigue, as measured by the FACIT-Fatigue questionnaire, between the intervention and wait-list usual care group from baseline till six months. Secondary outcomes include cancer-related fatigue (at other timepoints), skeletal muscle fat infiltration and cross-sectional area, gut microbiota composition, health-related quality of life, physical performance, sleep quality and duration, depression and anxiety, behavioural determinants and adherence to the WCRF guidelines by assessing habitual dietary intake, physical activity level, height, weight, waist circumference and BMI. Other outcomes of interest include, blood pressure, chrono-nutrition, colorectal cancer related complaints, hemoglobin blood levels, self-reported weight (at three months) and cost-effectiveness evaluation. Moreover, the following data will be collected to characterize the population: sociodemographic information (age, sex, marital status, education, smoking) and clinical parameters (time since diagnosis, current and received treatment, comorbidities, medicine and supplement use).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 184
Est. completion date December 31, 2024
Est. primary completion date June 30, 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Aged 18 or above. - Completed curative stage I-III colorectal cancer treatment in the previous 6 months to 5 years. - Live on a reasonable distance from the research center at the Wageningen University & Research (WUR) (i.e. maximum of ± 1 hour away). - Classified as suffering from CRF through the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) - Fatigue Scale questionnaire with cut-off score below 34 indicating fatigue. - Willingness to be randomized into either the intervention or wait-list control group. - Willing and able to follow the lifestyle intervention. - Able to understand and provide informed consent in Dutch. Exclusion Criteria: - Planning to participate or participating in another medical research that could possibly interfere with the study results. - Excessive alcohol consumption (i.e. more than 4 glasses per day). - Chronic drug use and unwillingly to stop using drugs. - Unable/unwilling to comply with the intervention (e.g. through dementia, Alzheimer or mental illness)

Study Design


Intervention

Behavioral:
Behaviour change guided lifestyle intervention
Participants in the intervention group receive personalized coaching from a lifestyle coach on adhering to the World Cancer Research Fund cancer prevention guidelines. The lifestyle coach is specialized in behaviour change techniques and uses these as the core of the lifestyle coaching. For each participant behavioural determinants will be assessed and targeted with specific applicable behaviour change techniques.

Locations

Country Name City State
Netherlands Wageningen University & Research Wageningen Gelderland

Sponsors (8)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Wageningen University Deventer Ziekenhuis, Flevoziekenhuis, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Het Prospectief Landelijk CRC cohort (PLCRC), Rijnstate Hospital, Slingeland Hospital, World Cancer Research Fund International

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Netherlands, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Blood pressure Blood pressure is measured using a sphygmomanometer. Both diastolic and systolic blood pressure are measured. Baseline and six months
Other Heart rate Heart rate is measured using a sphygmomanometer. Baseline and six months
Other Chrono-nutrition Chrono-nutrition, the timing of dietary intake, is measured with the "Chromes vragenlijst patiënten eetpatronen". This is a Dutch questionnaire containing 26 items that assess meal regularity (8-items), meal frequency (7-items), and meal clock time (11-items). Baseline and six months
Other Colorectal cancer related complaints Measuring colorectal cancer specific problems is done using the additional concerns (i.e. subscale) of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Colorectal (FACT-C). This questionnaire contains 9 items and scores are ranging from 0-28 points. Baseline and six months
Other Hemoglobin levels Finger prick blood sampling is used for assessing haemoglobin status as an indicator for anaemia. Baseline and six months
Other Sociodemographic information Sociodemographic information is collected using standardized questionnaires. Baseline (and six months)
Other Clinical parameters Clinical parameters such as time since diagnosis, current and received treatment, comorbidities and medicine use, are collected either via standardized questionnaires or from medical records (part of informed consent). Baseline (and six months)
Primary Change in cancer-related fatigue Cancer-related fatigue is assessed with the FACIT-Fatigue Scale, a 13 item questionnaire with scores ranging from 0-52. A score below 34 indicates fatigue. The minimal clinically important difference is reported to be 3.0 for this scale. Baseline till six months
Secondary Cancer-related fatigue Cancer-related fatigue is assessed with the FACIT-Fatigue Scale, a 13 item questionnaire with scores ranging from 0-52. A score below 34 indicates fatigue. The minimal clinically important difference is reported to be 3.0 for this scale. Twelve months
Secondary Skeletal muscle fat infiltration and muscle circumference Echo intensity of the skeletal muscle rectus femoris, lateral gastrocnemius and biceps brachialis is measured using a portable ultrasound machine. Baseline and six months
Secondary Gut microbiota composition Faecal samples are collected and the microbiota composition in this will be analyzed. The investigators will use 16S rRNA sequencing data for the taxonomic characterization of the gut microbiota. Eventually shotgun sequencing may also be done. Baseline and six months
Secondary Health-related quality of life Health-related quality of life is measured with the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General (FACT-G) questionnaire, which contains the following domains of well-being: physical, social/family, emotional and functional. The 27-item questionnaire has scores ranging from 0 to 108. Baseline and six months
Secondary Physical performance (3-minute step test) This test indicates cardiovascular fitness by heart rate measurement for one minute after the completion of three minutes of stepping. Baseline and six months
Secondary Physical performance (5 times sit-to-stand test) This test indicates lower extremity skeletal muscle strength. The time necessary to achieve the standing position on the 5th repetition is measured. Baseline and six months
Secondary Physical performance (tandem test) This test measures balance for three different standing positions. Each position has to be maintained for 10 seconds in order to pass the test. Baseline and six months
Secondary Physical performance (chair sit-and-reach test) This test measures lower extremity and lower back flexibility. Participants sit on a chair and bend forward and reach for their toes. The distance between the hand and toes is measured. Baseline and six months
Secondary Physical performance (strength: hand dynamometer) This test uses a hand dynamometer to measure strength. Baseline and six months
Secondary Sleep quality and duration (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) Sleep quality is measured with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), a 19-item questionnaire with scores ranging from 0-21. A score above 5 indicates bad sleep quality. Baseline, six months and 12 months
Secondary Sleep quality and duration (Consensus sleep diary morning) The Consensus sleep diary morning (CSD), a 15-item diary, is used for measuring other sleep outcomes such as sleep onset latency and sleep duration. Baseline and six months
Secondary Depression Depression is measured using the 8-item Patient Healthcare Questionnaire (PHQ-8). It contains 8 items, and scores range from 0-24, with higher scores indicating a higher chance of depression. Baseline and six months
Secondary Anxiety Anxiety is measured using the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7). The GAD-7 contains 7 items, its scores range from 0-21, with higher scores indicating a higher chance of anxiety. Baseline and six months
Secondary Behavioural determinants Identified behavioural determinants through focus groups and a systematic review, are assessed using a self-reported questionnaire with questions based on previous reported questions on different determinants. These were adapted to reflect the WCRF guidelines. Higher scores for each of the determinants (scale 1-7) indicate better results. Baseline, three months, six months and twelve months.
Secondary Habitual dietary intake (Food Frequency Questionnaire) Nutritional intake is measured using a semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). Scores are calculated using the Dutch National Food Consumption tables. In addition, the validated questionnaire Eetscore is used, which contains a short online questionnaire (10-15 minutes) that serves as an indicator to assess diet quality, based on the Dutch Healthy Diet index 2015 (DHD15-index). Scores range from 0-160, with higher scores indicating better diet quality. Baseline, six months and twelve months
Secondary Habitual dietary intake (Eetscore) Nutritional intake is also measured using the validated questionnaire Eetscore, which uses a short online questionnaire (10-15 minutes) that serves as an indicator to assess diet quality, based on the Dutch Healthy Diet index 2015 (DHD15-index). Scores range from 0-160, with higher scores indicating better diet quality. Baseline, three months, six months and twelve months
Secondary Physical activity level (Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity) Physical activity is measured using the Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity (SQUASH). The questions in the SQUASH are pre-structured in commuting, leisure time, household and work/school activities. Scores will be assigned to the different reported activities base on intensities in MET and translated to minutes of physical activity. Baseline, three months, six months and twelve months
Secondary Physical activity level (Accelerometer) Physical activity is also measured using ActivPalTM Micro3, an accelerometer measuring sedentary behaviour and physical activity. The ActivPalTM is worn for 9 days. Baseline and six months
Secondary Anthropometric measurements (Height) Height (in cm) is measured with a stadiometer. Baseline and six months
Secondary Anthropometric measurements (Weight) Weight (in kg) is measured with a calibrated scale. Baseline, three months (self-reported) and six months
Secondary Anthropometric measurements (Waist circumference) Waist circumference (in cm) is measured using tape measures. Baseline and six months
Secondary Cost-effectiveness evaluation The cost-effectiveness of the intervention is evaluated using a questionnaire that includes items on for example costs that the participant has made in order to follow the lifestyle program. Baseline, three months and six months
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