Web-based Study for Cancer Survivors

A Lifestyle Intervention Via Email (ALIVE) for Cancer Survivors

In this parallel group study, participants were randomized to either 1 of 3 conditions (a) fruit and vegetable consumption, (b) dietary fat and added sugars, or (c) physical activity.

In this study, the investigators will evaluate the feasibility and preliminary results of a 3-month web-based lifestyle intervention 500 female cancer survivors.

Specific aim 1: to determine the rates of recruitment, retention, attendance, satisfaction, adverse events, and barriers to participation in the proposed intervention.

Specific aim 2: to determine whether a home-based intervention is associated with greater improvements in mean minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity, diet quality, body size, constructs of Social Cognitive Theory, and health-related quality of life than participants randomized to a sedentary behavior reduction condition.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Previously diagnosed with breast cancer;
• 18-80 years old at time of cancer diagnosis;
• English-Speaking;
• Have access to high-speed internet.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Be currently enrolled in another intervention study or recently completed a study promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors (diet and/or exercise).
• Participants answering 'Yes' to one or more of the questions on the physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q) will need to obtain approval from a physician before they can participate in the intervention.
• Pregnant women will be excluded from the protocol.