Methods: We conducted a 12-week RCT among 73 men with clinical stage T1-T3a prostate cancer to determine if a lifestyle intervention that included a responsive website, Fitbits, and text messaging helps men adopt 8 healthy lifestyle behaviors (vigorous activity, not smoking, and 6 diet factors) compared to a control group. Eligible men had no contra-indications to aerobic exercise, Internet access, and engaged in ≤4 of the targeted 8 habits at baseline. We explored the efficacy of the intervention (n = 32) vs. control (n = 32) on behavior change via a lifestyle survey, 7 days of ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometer data, and the Prostate 8 (P8) score (8 self-reported behaviors assigned 0 or 1 point, range 0-8).
Results: Baseline characteristics were similar between arms. The median baseline P8 score was 3 in each arm. 12-week assessments were 88% complete (intervention, 94%; control, 82%). Intervention arm participants’ wore their Fitbits a median of 82 days (98%, IQR: 72-83), replied to a median of 71% of texts (N = 60, IQR: 57-89%), and visited the website a median of 3 days [IQR: 2-5] and over 3 visits [IQR: 2-5]. Baseline moderate and vigorous activity were self-reported as 3.7 hrs/wk and 12 min/wk (intervention) and 5.3 hrs/wk and 18 min/wk (control). 1 person was a smoker at baseline. Median [IQR] absolute change in the P8 score from baseline to 12 wks was 2.0 [1.0, 3.0] (intervention) and 0.0 [-1.0, 1.0] (control) (p = 0.0005); and the change between groups was statistically significant for cooked tomatoes, cruciferous vegetables, fish, processed meat, but not significant for healthy sources of vegetable fat (high at baseline) or vigorous activity. Accelerometer data indicated no significant differences in change in physical activity between arms.
Conclusions: This novel intervention was feasible and acceptable. These data suggest that the intervention was effective for promoting healthier dietary changes; further research is warranted to examine how to facilitate improvements in physical activity. Clinical trial information: NCT02470936.
Authors:
Stacey A. Kenfield, Erin Van Blarigan, Niloufar Ameli, Emil Lavaki, Cynthia Monroy, Lucy K. Tantum, Robert Usher Newton, Li Zhang, Matthew R. Cooperberg, Peter Carroll, June M. Chan
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Exercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Kenfield, Stacey A. et al. 2018. "Prostate 8 study: A pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a web-based lifestyle intervention versus control group among men with prostate cancer.". Journal of Clinical Oncology 36 (6_suppl): 105-105. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). doi:10.1200/jco.2018.36.6_suppl.105.
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