Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle After Bowel Cancer: HEAL ABC (HEALABC)
Colorectal Cancer, Survivorship, Behavior, Health
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Colorectal Cancer focused on measuring colorectal, cancer, diet, physical activity, survivorship, behaviour
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults, age ≥18
- Minimum 12 weeks post-surgery and/or active treatment
- Completed all active anti-cancer treatments, including surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy
- Body mass index ≥20 kg/m2 and no previous unintentional weight loss ≥5% of body weight in the previous six months.
- Identified as living an unhealthy lifestyle based on current recommendations - follow less than four of the WCRF/AICR recommendations on eligibility questionnaire
- Ability to work with computer, smart phone or tablet.
- Able to give informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Receiving treatment for malignancy.
- Secondary malignancy.
- Having short bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis or jejunostomy (due to requirement for a very specific diet).
- Previous stroke, congested cardiac failure or oedema.
- Hepatic or renal failure
- Less than 12 weeks post-surgery or active treatment.
- Meeting the requirements of a healthy lifestyle (follow four or more of the WCRF/AICR recommendations).
- Being on any therapeutic diets, multiple food intolerances or allergies.
- Unplanned weight loss of ≥10% in the previous 3-6 months.
- Cannot read or communicate in English (due to resource constraints of this PhD study).
Sites / Locations
- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- The University of Manchester
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
HEAL ABC
HEALTH
Participants allocated to the intervention will be encouraged to follow the HEAL ABC resources in order to make a healthy eating and active lifestyle change. This will be achieved by setting specific goal(s) and by making concrete plan(s) to implement changes in their everyday life. Interventions will be delivered in the form of written resources that will guide participants. Supportive phone calls using motivational interviewing techniques will be provided to participants every two weeks to encourage lifestyle changes.
Participants allocated to the control group will be referred to publicly available resources on healthy lifestyle recommendations but will not receive any additional support.