Feasibility Pilot of a Health Behaviour Change Intervention for TYACS
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Feasibility Pilot of a Health Behaviour Change Intervention for Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
IRAS ID
234799
Contact name
Gemma Pugh
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Joint Research Office, UCL
ISRCTN Number
ISRCTN94868350
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 1 days
Research summary
Teenage and young adult cancer survivors (TYACS) are at an increased risk of cancer reccurrence and other chronic health conditions. There is a strong need for this group to adopt a healthy lifestyle in order to reduce the impact a cancer diagnosis has upon growth and development as well as long-term health. However, there are no health behaviour interventions available in the UK to support TYACS after a cancer diagnosis. To meet this need a multi-format, habit- theory-based, health behaviour intervention containing formal behaviour change support tools and age-appropriate information on physical activity, diet, smoking, and alcohol consumption has been developed by our group. The aim of this project is to conduct a two-arm pilot randomised controlled trial, exploring the feasibility of delivering the intervention to TYACS. The outcomes of this pilot trial will include i) acceptability of the main trial components (e.g. recruitment procedures, randomization procedures) to TYACS ii) TYACS engagement with the intervention materials and iii) the feasibility of collecting data high quality data on proposed trial outcomes measures (including measures of health behaviour and well-being) among TYACS post-cancer treatment. The results of the pilot trial will inform the design of a future large scale randomised controlled trial.
REC name
London - Bloomsbury Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/1598
Date of REC Opinion
9 Oct 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion