Views on Cancer Prevention and Daily Lifestyle
Colorectal Cancer, Sedentary Lifestyle
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Colorectal Cancer
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Open to all interested who are 18 years of age and older, all genders, all ethnic and/or racial identities, and regardless of health status.
- Capacity to engage in physical active without medical and/or assisted supervision. During screening, this will be assessed by the Physical Activity Readiness (PAR-Q) survey. It confirms capacity to engage in physical activity that does not need to be medically/professionally supervised.
- Has interest and ability to receive Short Message Service (SMS) text messages linked to a cell phone and access to the internet for information that is web based.
- Individuals who report light/moderate physically active and sedentary lifestyles (<6.0 METs). METs are the metabolic equivalents that measures the energy related to physical activity and/or sedentary behavior.
- Interest in wearing a pedometer.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Reports of vigorous levels of physical activity. Specifically, those who report >6.0 METs. METs are the metabolic equivalents that measures the energy related to physical activity and/or sedentary behavior.
- Those who report that a medical doctor has recommended anytime with the last 12 months that there be limited physical activity due to heart disease, pain, physical ailments, dizziness, loss of consciousness, bone/joint problems related to engaging in physical activity.
- Those who report that a doctor recommended against engaging in supervised physical activity and/or moderate physical activity (such as walking, riding a bicycle, or mowing the lawn).
Sites / Locations
- University of California, Merced
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Other
NCI HYT--GA + CSM--Be Well
NCI HYT--GA + ACS usual messages
Participants who view the Common Sense Model (CSM) "Be Well" text and image communication will be invited to receive two sets of daily text messages: (1) one text message and one image per day and (2) National Cancer Institute (NCI) HealthyYouTXT-Get Active (HYT-GA) program that is delivered 2-5 times daily for 6 weeks. After baseline and at timepoint 2, participants will view a slide presentation with imagery and text related to colorectal cancer risk and sedentary lifestyle. The same messages will be delivered as a drip campaign alongside the NCI HYT-GA text messaging program.
Adapted American Cancer Society (ACS) informational messages about colorectal cancer risk and lifestyle will be invited to receive one set of daily text messages, NCI HealthyYouTXT-Get Active (HYT-GA) program that is delivered 2-5 times daily for 6 weeks. After baseline and at timepoint 2, participants will view an informational slide presentation that is based on adapted language from American Cancer Guidelines related to cancer prevention and physical activity (https://www.cancer.org/healthy/eat-healthy-get-active/acs-guidelines-nutrition-physical-activity-cancer-prevention.html).